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US lawmakers propose bills to hit China over fentanyl trade

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Bipartisan group proposes three bills aimed at cracking down on China 's role in U.S. fentanyl crisis.

China is dominant source of chemical precursors used by Mexican cartels to produce fentanyl.

Chinese money launderers have become key players in international drug trade, authorities say.

Growing consensus in Republican circles close to President-elect Donald Trump that Beijing has exploited, even engineered, the synthetic opioid epidemic.

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