The U.S. and China agreed to cooperate on fentanyl, but progress is proving hard to come by.
U.S. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Jen Daskal, second from left, and Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, second from right, meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, January 30, 2024. Credit: Ng Han Guan via AP Photos
In late January, officials from the U.S. and China convened in Beijing to discuss an enduring sticking point in the relationship, as well as a deadly public health crisis across America: fentanyl trafficking.
On paper, the new working group represents a bright spot amid darkening Sino-American tensions and a positive step towards addressing fentanyl-related deaths, which continue to surge. Last year, U.S. overdose fatalities reached 105,000, with the vast majority involving opioids like fenta
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