Synthetic Empire: How Chinese State-Linked Networks Replaced the Medellín Model with Global Logistics and Political Protection

Part Two in a Series: The Rise of ‘El Chino’ — A New Blueprint for Beijing’s Narco-Industrial Power

Zhenli Ye Gon, aka “El Chino” ran a meth empire from Mexico City supplied and set up by a Chinese Communist Party linked conglomerate called Chifeng Arker.

WASHINGTON — In the 1980s and ’90s, U.S. ag…