President Xi Tells Biden He'll Curb Fentanyl

Same story, different day:

November 16, 2023
Biden and Xi agree to curb fentanyl production
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/biden-xi-agreement-fentanyl-production-china-mexico

President Biden said Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday agreed to take steps to crack down on companies in China that produce chemical precursors for fentanyl.
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August 2, 2019
Trump accuses China's Xi of failing to halt fentanyl exports to U.S.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-fentanyl/trump-accuses-chinas-xi-of-failing-to-halt-fentanyl-exports-to-u-s-idUSKCN1US1WI

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused his Chinese counterpart of failing to meet promises to stem a deluge of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States, after months of praising Chinese President Xi Jinping for his pledges.
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I watched a woman doing the fentanyl dance, my term, outside a convenience store just this morning.

If you've never seen it you're really missing something incredible.

It defies gravity.

All I can say about the topic is this - drug cartels are extremely powerful, well equipped, heavily armed, and wealthier than many captains of industry and national governments.