China anticipated on Tuesday that cooperation on fentanyl trafficking with the U.S. will be slashed as a result of President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on the Asian country.
"This will deal a heavy blow to counternarcotics cooperation," said Lin Jian, a spokesman for the country's foreign ministry, at a daily briefing. Beijing had already criticized Washington for claiming fentanyl played a role in the decision to increase tariffs. "The root cause of the fentanyl issue lies in the U.S. itself," another spokesman added.
