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China tells US 'stop smearing and shifting blame' on fentanyl crisis

A general view shows the illuminated Huangpu River from the top of a viewpoint in Shanghai, China, on May 10, 2025, as China's CPI declines in April amid a trade war. [AFP]

China told the United States on Tuesday to "stop smearing and shifting blame" on the causes of its fentanyl crisis, condemning Washington's "unreasonable" tariffs imposed over the issue.

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