1. La Estrategia de EE. UU.: Aranceles como Palanca de Presión.
La administración Trump justificó la imposición de aranceles a productos chinos como una herramienta de negociación para forzar a Pekín a tomar medidas más contundentes contra la producción y exportación de fentanilo y sus precursores químicos, que alimentan la crisis de opioides en Estados Unidos.
- The trump administration has said it is using tariffs to force beijing to take more aggressive steps to address its role in the u.s. Fentanyl crisis.
- The trump administration argues that increased tariffs will give the us leverage to pressure china to crack down on the export of fentanyl and the chemicals used to make it.
- “i went to great lengths to make sure they understood that fentanyl was not an excuse for the additional tariffs. It is *the* issue.”.
- Fentanyl rises again, this time as trump’s diplomatic weapon against china.
2. La Respuesta de China: "El Fentanilo es Problema de América".
China rechazó consistentemente la acusación, afirmando que la crisis del fentanilo es un problema de demanda interna de Estados Unidos. El gobierno chino calificó los aranceles como un "pretexto endeble" y una táctica de "intimidación", sosteniendo que la responsabilidad de resolver la crisis recae exclusivamente en Washington.
- China denounces trump tariff: 'fentanyl is america's problem.’.
- China's foreign ministry stated that the responsibility of tackling the fentanyl issue in the united states lies with the u.s. Itself.
- The fentanyl issue is a flimsy excuse to raise u.s. Tariffs on chinese imports. Our countermeasures to defend our rights and interests are fully legitimate and necessary.
- The u.s., not anyone else, is responsible for the fentanyl crisis inside the u.s.
- China's commerce ministry: us tariff behaviour is like 'shifting the blame', not conducive to solving its own fentanyl problems.
3. El Riesgo: La Cooperación Antinarcóticos en Peligro.
Diversas fuentes advirtieron que la estrategia de aranceles podría ser contraproducente. Funcionarios chinos insinuaron que las medidas comerciales de EE. UU. reducirían su disposición a cooperar en la lucha contra el narcotráfico, lo que podría dañar los esfuerzos bilaterales y, en última instancia, agravar la crisis de opioides.
- China hints it will slash cooperation on fentanyl trafficking with u.s. Over trump tariffs: 'it will deal a heavy blow'.
- Chinese officials have said in recent weeks that u.s. Tariffs make them less likely to help solve the fentanyl problem.
- China warns that us tariffs will hit fentanyl cooperation efforts, damage trust.
- The u.s. Imposition of tariffs over fentanyl on china has severely undermined bilateral anti-drug dialogue and cooperation, a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on tuesday.
- President trump's new tariffs on china, intended to pressure beijing into reducing fentanyl trafficking, risk undermining recent diplomatic progress and could worsen the u.s. Opioid crisis instead of solving it.