Biden and Xi to announce deal cracking down on fentanyl export

Under deal, China will go after chemical companies to halt flow of fentanyl while US will lift restrictions on forensic police institute

By Gloria Oladipo

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are set to announce an agreement for China to crack down on the manufacture and export of fentanyl, the primary culprit in a synthetic drug epidemic blamed as the leading killer of Americans between 18 and 49.

Bloomberg reported that under the deal – which the US and Chinese presidents are still finalizing – China would go after chemical companies to halt the flow of fentanyl and the source material used to make it.

In return, Biden’s White House would lift restrictions on China’s forensic police institute. China had long questioned why the US would expect cooperation in the battle against fentanyl when the US government had placed restrictions on the institute.

Read Full Article Here…(theguardian.com)

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