we also have to continue to work on the fentanyl precursor issue. That’s something I was working with the Premier on year ago. We’re seeing some progress there. I was talking to our DEA guys on the ground in Beijing last week. We’re starting to get better cooperation with the Chinese authorities to help address this scourge, this poisoning of America with fentanyl and these precursors are sent from China to Mexico.
Continue working to address fentanyl precursor shipments from China and improve cooperation with Chinese authorities on the issue.
Occurrences
Evidence
U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced he was leading a bipartisan congressional delegation of five senators on a visit to China, meeting Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing.
Daines said he was working on reducing fentanyl precursors shipped from China into Mexico and that he was 'making progress seeing the Chinese stopping some of these precursors.'
Assessments
The evidence shows Daines continued to work on the issue during his current Senate term, including leading a Senate delegation to China and publicly claiming progress on Chinese action against fentanyl precursor shipments. However, the record provided does not establish a completed, durable policy outcome or verified improvement in U.S.-China cooperation attributable to him. Because the promise was to continue working and improve cooperation, the documented engagement and claimed progress warrant partial credit, but not full delivery.