The Chinese Government has made up its mind to prohibit the use of drugs. We have put forth tremendous efforts to prevent drug trafficking using China as a transit point, investigating a number of drug cases, striking international drug dealers, stopping drug addiction, conducting preventive education, and guarding against possible market expansion, and these efforts have achieved a great deal. We emphasize international cooperation in curbing drug problems. Both China and the United States agree that drugs are a common threat to the international community, and the public enemy of the entire human race. Drugs are destroying not only the health of our people, but also the health of our children, which is our most valuable resource.
Drugs are the root cause of all evils.
Extensive international cooperation is needed to tackle the drug problem. I believe all of you are much concerned about bilateral cooperation between China and the United States, both in the past and in the future, which Mr. McCaffrey has just talked about. Maybe now you want to get the Chinese side of the picture. China and the U.S. have enjoyed a cooperative relationship in drug prohibition. Since the early 1980s, the two countries have been engaged in this kind of cooperation.