The 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs opened on March 9, 2026, in Vienna, Austria.
[People News] The United States said on Monday (March 9) at a United Nations drug-policy meeting that Beijing has failed to stop the sale of fentanyl precursor chemicals.
According to Voice of America, the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs opened in Vienna, Austria, from March 9 to 13. Sara Carter, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said while reading the national statement: “We know where the chemical precursors (of fentanyl) come from. They are produced in China on the scale of millions of tons.”
She also said: “We know that China’s lax export controls and weak enforcement have enabled its chemical industry to establish ties with the cartels. At the same time, China’s excessive controls on rare earth minerals have severely damaged legitimate industries.”
According to a Reuters report, the Chinese representative at the meeting responded while reading a statement, saying that the remarks by the U.S. representative were “inconsistent with the facts.”
Fentanyl is an important issue in U.S.-China relations. On February 1, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 20% tariff on China “to address China’s synthetic opioid supply chain problem.”
Last October, President Trump and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping reached an agreement in South Korea under which the United States agreed to reduce tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing’s crackdown on the illegal fentanyl trade, the resumption of U.S. soybean imports, and the continued smooth flow of rare earth exports.
In her statement, Carter emphasized the successful actions taken by President Donald Trump to destroy those criminal groups that profit from the illegal drug trade and have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
She said: “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are saving lives and driving stronger global action against narco-terror.”
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs has a total of 53 members, including representatives of member states, UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and civil institutions. During this five-day meeting, representatives will discuss global drug issues and related policies, and explore ways to further strengthen international cooperation. According to the meeting agenda, all sides will review a number of reports and draft resolutions, including the implementation of decisions related to international drug control treaties.
Carter, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said that this forum provides countries around the world with an opportunity to work together to combat drugs, criminal groups, and their sources of funding.
She said: “If our common goal is to build a truly peaceful world and a prosperous, healthy citizenry, then we cannot allow those malignant tumors that seek to destroy us to continue breeding and spreading.”
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