China said it has forcefully cracked down on the fentanyl trade and condemned President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as the world’s two largest economies remain at odds over the conditions for any talks to cool tensions.

China accuses the U.S. of undermining bilateral counter-narcotics efforts by imposing tariffs to penalize fentanyl shipments. Tensions escalate as China calls out Washington for using the crisis as leverage,

China said on Wednesday that the U.S. has undermined bilateral counter-narcotics cooperation by imposing tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl, calling on Washington to stop using the issue as a bargaining chip to "blackmail" the country.