Journal of Political Risk Publisher Anders Corr has described China's fentanyl exports as potentially constituting "genocide" against the United States. Corr expressed this view in a post on X dated November 11.
"By purposefully facilitating the shipment of deadly fentanyl to the US, China is already arguably committing genocide against Americans," said Corr. "Iran's production of deadly fentanyl-based weapons (according to @Levitt_Matt) is a violation of the chemical weapons treaty and could be used as a genocidal weapon against Israel, and possibly the US."
In April, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released a report indicating that the CCP facilitates the production and export of fentanyl precursor chemicals. These chemicals are reportedly sent to Mexican cartels and subsequently trafficked into the U.S., leading to an average of more than 200 American deaths daily. The report claims that the CCP supports China's fentanyl industry through various mechanisms, including subsidizing manufacturing and sales via tax rebates, providing monetary grants to firms openly trafficking these precursors, and permitting their sale on China's heavily monitored internet.
"Intentionality is a key ingredient to the legal definition of genocide," Corr said in an opinion piece last year. He also noted that 18 attorneys general had previously referred to fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction."
According to political scientist Matthew Levitt, Iran has extensively engaged in research and development related to pharmaceutical-based chemical agents (PBAs), as reported by the Combating Terrorism Center. Levitt explained that Iran's research has focused on PBAs capable of incapacitating victims by targeting their central nervous systems, which contravenes the Chemical Weapons Convention. He further suggested that Tehran appears to have developed fentanyl-based PBAs, potentially used by its partners and proxies in Syria and Iraq.
The Hudson Institute reports that China and Iran enacted a 25-year strategic accord in 2021. Under this agreement, China purchases oil from Iran, assists in evading sanctions, and facilitated reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2023. In 2022, trade between Iran and China reached $15.8 billion.
Corr is identified as a principal at Corr Analytics, offering political risk analysis services, according to LinkedIn. His previous roles include serving as a team leader and social scientist for the U.S. Army and working as a statistical analyst for Hawaii.
