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Investigations by a US congressional committee have uncovered that the Chinese state is actually subsidizing the export of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. State-funded tax rebates and grants to pharmaceutical companies have reportedly been a driving factor in the mass production and international distribution of these dangerous drugs. Even as China touts efforts to regulate and control opioid production, they continue to remain the primary source of fentanyl and its precursors globally.