“The First Opium War was fought from 1839 to 1842 between China and the British Empire. It was triggered by the Qing government‘s campaign to enforce its prohibition of opium, which included destroying opium stocks owned by British merchants. The Second Opium War was waged by Britain and France against China from 1856 to 1860, and consequently resulted in China being forced to legalise opium. ” Wikipedia. FDR’s grandfather made a pant load selling opium to the Chinese, as did John Kerry’s great-grandfather!
“China is the primary global source of the illicit precursor chemicals used by transnational criminal organizations to manufacture synthetic opioids like fentanyl. While China previously exported finished fentanyl, strict domestic bans forced cartels to shift their supply chains to countries like Mexico, relying on Chinese chemical companies for the raw ingredients.” Google AI. Payback is a bitch, the drug trade has come full circle!
And that is all I’m going to say about that!
