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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Asia's Golden Triangle and Golden Crescent are two of the world's largest drug-producing areas. They make about 90% of the world's opium-Afghanistan alone accounts for about 74% 0.012).' lllicit drugs
production and tra?ieking in Asia pose a serious threat to China and the U.S.. In recent years, China and the U.S. have been working closer to deal with this threat. Their cooperation, however, has not always been smooth. The Threats as drug production in Asia rises steadily, the number of types of drugs increases, and with globalization and a growing consumer society, international drug trafficking routes targeting China and U.S. markets have become more complicated. The threats to both countries have also grown. First, although opium poppy cultivation in the Golden Triangle has been declining in recent years, it still poses a threat in the 1ong-tcrm because of its large base. According to a report issued by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in 2011 poppy plantations covered 51,000
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