China's Role in the Fentanyl Crisis / Robert P. Calloway, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calloway, Robert P., editor.

Series:

Asian political, economic and social issues.

Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fentanyl.

China--Politics and government.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

Fentanyl is a poison that is afflicting every community in this country. This poison is synthetic opioid, 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Just 2 milligrams equal to 10 to 15 grains of salt is enough to be lethal. It is vital to understand the essential role that China plays in the fentanyl crisis. China is the primary source of the know-how and illicit materials that Mexican cartels use to manufacture lethal synthetic opioids. Moreover, despite the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) publicly-professed policy against the export of dangerous drugs for illicit use, the CCP supports the Chinese companies that export fentanyl precursors by offering them government benefits and preferential tax policies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Follow the Money: The CCP's Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis*

Statement of John A. Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired)

Statement of Donald H. IM, DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge (Retired)

Statement of Celina B. Realuyo, Adjunct Professor, the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs

Statement of Jason Grellner, Vice President, Healthcare, Evolv Technology

Statement of Gretchen Peters, Executive Director, Alliance to Counter Crime Online (ACCO)

Follow the Money: The CCP's Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis, Written Testimony of John A. Cassara, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Mar...

Introduction and Definition of CCP Inc.

Specified Unlawful Activities

Narcotics Trafficking and Fentanyl

Money Laundering Methodologies and Enablers

Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML)

Black Market Exchanges

Fei-Chien or Flying Money

Recommendations

Investigate, Prosecute, and Convict Criminals

Develop a U.S. Law Enforcement Strategic Plan Focused on CCP Inc. Crime

Establish CCP Inc. Task Forces

Really, Truly, Finally Go After the Money

Civil Forfeiture

Formulate Intelligence Collection Taskings

The FATF Should Name and Shame China

The FATF Should Create a New Recommendation that Specifically Addresses TBML

Control the Border

Written Statement by Jason Grellner, Vice President of Healthcare, Evolv Technology, before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial In.

Follow the Money: The CCP's Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis," House Financial Services Committee, Testimony by Donald H. Im (Retired DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge) March 23, 2023

Unleash the DEA

Testimony to the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions of the House Committee on Financial Services, Delivered at the 23 March 2023 Hearing Entitled "Follow the Money: The CCP's Business Model Fue...

Written Statement of Celina B. Realuyo , Adjunct Professor, the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, on "China and the Mexican Cartels' Asymmetrical War through the Illicit Fentanyl Trade," at a Hearing on "Follow the ...

Introduction

The U.S. Opioid Epidemic

The Evolving Drug Trade and Fentanyl Crisis

China's Role in the Illicit Fentanyl Business

Mexican Cartel and Chinese Money Laundering Mechanisms Related to the Illicit Fentanyl Trade

Mexican Money Laundering Schemes

Chinese Money Laundering Brokers

Conclusions and Recommendations

Fentanyl: The Deadly Consequences

Dangers of Fentanyl

Today's Fentanyl: Manufactured in China, Smuggled by Mexican Cartels

How Fentanyl Floods Across our Borders

How Fentanyl Is Destroying American Communities

Cartels Are Intentionally Targeting Young Americans

The America First Action Plan Against Fentanyl

Previous Action Against Fentanyl

Adding to the Toolkit

Conclusion

Works Cited

China's Role in the Fentanul Crisis

Executive Summary

Key Aspects of China's Role as Source of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Precursors

Money Laundering by Chinese Actors and Value Transfer through Wildlife Trade and Trafficking

The Collapse of China's and Mexico's Cooperation with U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts.

Conclusions and Policy Implications and Recommendations

Inducing Cooperation from China

Inducing Cooperation from Mexico

Expanding and Smartening up U.S. Measures against Criminal Actors

Legislation Addressing the Illicit Fentanyl Trade

Background on the Illicit Fentanyl Trade

Supply Chain

Key Takeaways from the Congressional Debate

Made in China: China's Role in Transnational Crime and Illicit Financial Flows

Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

Drug Trafficking

China as a Destination Country for Drug Trafficking

China as a Source Country for Drug Trafficking

DTOs in China

Impacts of Chinese Narcotics and Precursor Chemicals Worldwide

Chinese Policy Response to Drug Trafficking

Chinese Enforcement Response to Drug Trafficking

International Cooperation

Human Trafficking

The Scale of Human Trafficking and Victimization Rates

Forced Labor

Sex Trafficking

Bride Trafficking

Chinese Policy Response to Human Trafficking

Chinese Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking

Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property Theft

Counterfeiting

IP Theft

Actors

Chinese Policy Response to Counterfeiting and IP Theft

Chinese Enforcement Response to Counterfeiting and IP Theft

Wildlife Trafficking

International Wildlife Trafficking

Domestic Wildlife Trafficking

Wildlife Farming

Chinese Policy Response to Wildlife Trafficking

Chinese Implementation and Enforcement Response to Wildlife Trafficking

Illicit Financial Flows

Trade-Based Financial Crime

Underground Banking

Real Estate

Gaming

Secrecy Jurisdictions and Anonymous Companies

Illicit Financial Flows and the China Context.

Capital Flight

Corruption

Enforcement and AML Compliance

Conclusion and Recommendations

Recommendations for China

Improve the Regulation and Oversight of the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Manufacturing Industries

Work to Harmonize China's List of Scheduled and Banned Drugs and Precursors with International Partners

Design and Enact Legislation Solely Focused on Human Trafficking

End the Use of Forced Labor as a Tool for Re-Education and Legal Punishment

Revise the "First to File" System

Focus on Manufacturers

End the Farming of Any/All Endangered and Threatened Species

Ban the Use of Wildlife in TCM

Recommendations for the U.S.

Hold Countries Accountable for Weak Pharmaceutical and Illicit Chemical Controls

Hold China Accountable for Abuses in Xinjiang

Develop a National Strategy to Combat Counterfeiting and IP Theft

Study the Illicit Financial Flows Related to Wildlife Trafficking

Continue to Make Combatting Corruption a High Priority in the U.S. National Security Strategy

Target the Individuals, Entities, and Countries Facilitating Financial Crimes and Money Laundering

Study the Role of Chinese Professional Money Laundering Networks

Study the IFFs between China and Afghanistan

Bibliography

Defending and Investing in U.S. Competitiveness: Prepared Testimony of David M. Luna, Executive Director, International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE), U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Subcommitt...

Fentanyl and Precursors Chemicals

Illicit Trade and Illicit Markets

Pharmaceuticals

Electronics

Luxury Handbags, Footwear and Apparel

Tobacco

Automotive Parts

Endangered Wildlife

Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

China's Money Laundering, TBML, and Cross-Border Illicit Finance Activities.

Free Trade Zones and Belt and Road Initiative: The Expansion of Illicit Economies

Conclusion: Forward Engagement, Honest Dialogue, and PPP Vigilance

Written Testimony on the Fentanyl Crisis and Illicit Flows to the House Financial Services Committee

Background: Synthetic Opioid Illicit Flows

China: Add Illicit Financial Flows

Mexico: Cartels Key in Cross-Border Trafficking

Canada: Triads and Transshipment

India: Future Purveyor

Bringing It Home: Gaps in Awareness and Response

Financial Crimes

Gaps in Surveillance

Chapter 2

China Primer: Illicit Fentanyl and China's Role(

Background

Sources and Trafficking Pathways

Addressing China's Role

Related Legislation in the 118th Congress

Chapter 3

ICAIE Statement for the Record: HFSC Hearing - Follow the Money: The CCP's Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis, 23 March 2023(

National Security Impacts of CCP's Corruption and Criminality in Expanding Global Illicit Economies

The Damning Effects of the Illicit Fentanyl Trade

Crime Convergence: A CCP Threat Multiplier Across Illicit Industries

CCP's Role in Expanding Illicit Economies

Sanctioning and Targeting CCP's Corruptive Influence and Criminality

Attachments

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

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Print version: Calloway, Robert P. China's Role in the Fentanyl Crisis

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