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China strongly condemns US’ latest moves against Chinese companies over fentanyl-related issues, and will resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese firms, said China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday.
The ministry called the move a “typical unilateral bullying act” by the US by using entrapment tactics to illegally obtain the co-called “evidence” against Chinese companies.
That came as the US Justice Department on Friday announced the arrest of two individuals and the unsealing of three indictments in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, charging China-based companies and their employees with crimes related to fentanyl production, distribution and sales resulting from precursor chemicals.
The Chinese Embassy in the US had said that US law enforcement officials had used entrapment tactics to arrest Chinese citizens in a third country, which violated their legitimate rights.