Comicomment: Tariffs on China won't solve U.S. fentanyl problem

The United States has announced to raise tariffs on Chinese goods under the pretext of the fentanyl issue. Some U.S. politicians blame China to appear tough and gain public support while using the crisis to justify a tariff war—an act of protectionism, unilateralism and bullying practice The root cause of the fentanyl issue lies in the United States itself.

In the spirit of humanity and goodwill, China has given support to the United States in its response to this issue.China is one of the world's strictest countries on counternarcotics both in terms of policy and its implementation, and China has conducted counternarcotics cooperation with the U.S. side in a broad-based and in-depth way.

The United States needs to view and solve its own fentanyl issue in an objective and rational way instead of threatening other countries with arbitrary tariff hikes.