Xi: War on drugs cannot be paused

President Xi Jinping has called for following a path with Chinese characteristics to contain drug-related problems and win the war on drugs in the new era.

Xi, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark in a written instruction released on Monday ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on Tuesday this year.

Xi said drug control matters to the national security, the rise and fall of the nation and the welfare of the people, and the fight against them cannot pause as long as drugs exist.