China nominates 'the vulture' to lead UN drug agency

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Beijing has nominated a former Hong Kong police chief nicknamed 'the vulture' to lead the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, as it seeks another ...

BEIJING: Beijing has nominated a former Hong Kong police chief nicknamed"the vulture" to lead the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, as it seeks another international posting after the fall from grace of Interpol's former Chinese chief.

China is believed to be one of the main manufacturers of synthetic drugs - including opioids such as fentanyl - which have caused thousands of overdose deaths. Tsang's nomination showed"China's steadfast support for multilateralism and for the work of the United Nations", foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular press briefing Wednesday.

 

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