According to the agreement, which is now being finalized, China must stop the flow of both fentanyl and the substances needed to manufacture the synthetic drug.
In return, the Biden administration is to lift existing restrictions on China’s Forensic Police Institute, an organization the US has claimed is responsible for human rights abuses.
To be revealed on Wednesday
According to Bloomberg, the agreement is to be announced on Wednesday when Xi and Biden meet on the sidelines of the Apec meeting in San Francisco in the United States.
A deal with China on the fentanyl trade could be a domestic political win for President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 election as his administration has been attacked by Republicans for its handling of the fentanyl problem.
Neither the White House nor China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to comment on the information about a fentanyl deal.