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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Biden and Xi to announce deal cracking down on fentanyl export

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden in Bali in November 2022.
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden in Bali in November 2022. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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.

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