Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

Families of fentanyl victims petition USTR for Section 301 probe of China’s actions

By Oliver Ward  / October 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Families of opioid victims have petitioned the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate Chinese government support for companies that export fentanyl to the U.S., calling for countermeasures that could include tariffs and import bans on $50 billion worth of goods. “The USTR is uniquely positioned to hold the PRC accountable for its role in the fentanyl crisis,” said Nazak Nikakhtar, chair of the national security practice at Wiley Rein, a law firm that filed the petition on behalf...

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