China: A determined and cooperative anti-narcotics partner

ILLICIT drugs and narcotics harm public health in a destructive way, give rise to corruption and crime, hinder economic growth and, in the long run, might wreak havoc on national security and social order. Therefore, any narcotics-related crime must be effectively addressed, strictly prohibited and punished in accordance with the law.

The Chinese government maintains that illicit drugs are a worldwide public hazard confronting mankind. For many years, the Chinese government has firmly committed to combating narcotics-related crimes, both as a law-enforcement practice and a long-term strategic task, and has successfully carried out a series of measures in this regard, which include strengthening drug control legislation with the death penalty as punishment, cracking down on various drug-related criminal activities, exercising stringent export and import control over precursor chemicals, providing treatment and rehabilitation services to drug addicts, raising national awareness of drug prevention, and conducting international cooperation.