[ZERO] In March 2021, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Overseas United Working Committee recognized Wan Kuok Koi, also known as "Broken Tooth," as a "patriotic businessman" and the "chief representative" of all international Hongmen associations. Hongmen is synonymous with triads, or Chinese transnational organized crime syndicates, to many Chinese.
The awarding entity is a CCP United Front organization and a platform under the China Association for Science and Technology. It also pushes China’s flagship infrastructure program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), worldwide. According to the Treasury Department notice, Mr. Wan has established a security company protecting BRI investments in Southeast Asia.
In a recent interview with EpochTV’s American Thought Leaders (ATL), investigative writer Peter Schweizer cited Mr. Wan’s case as an example of the CCP’s take on the United States’ fentanyl crisis.
"The notion that ’oh, China’s trying very hard, but they can’t fix this’ is an absolute joke in my mind," he said.
In addition, the author of a new book titled "Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans" told ATL that the U.S. fentanyl crisis is a "CCP-run operation."
"The drug cartels are certainly involved, but they’re the junior partner," Mr. Schweizer said, adding that the CCP is present at "every link of the chain."
The Chinese production of fentanyl precursors is widely known. However, Mr. Schweizer’s research also shows that China provides pill-pressing machines at cost for fentanyl-laced fake pill production, distributes the synthetic opioid in the United States, facilitates the Mexican drug cartels’ financial transactions, and provides secure communication systems to cartels so they can bypass detection by U.S. law enforcement. 
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