A congressional committee is accusing China of fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country.

"The PRC (People's Republic of China) scheduled all fentanyl analogues as controlled substances in 2019, meaning that it currently subsidizes the export of drugs that are illegal

The Chinese Communist Party uses tax rebates to subsidize the manufacturing and export of fentanyl materials, according to a House panel report released Tuesday.

China's communist government is complicit in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, subsidizing the manufacture of fentanyl materials, according to a new House report. Why it matters: The bipartisan investigation uncovers fresh details about the Chinese Communist Party's pivotal role in the illicit fentanyl trade as overdoses in the U.