An agreement to curb China's illicit exports of fentanyl and, particularly, the chemicals that can be combined to make the drug, could be one of the more significant achievements for the United States out of Mr. Biden and Mr. Xi's meeting...
China is home to a thriving chemical industry that pumps out compounds that are made into pharmaceuticals, fragrances, textile dyes and fertilizers.
U.S. officials argue that this vast chemical industry is playing a key role in the American fentanyl crisis by supplying the bulk of materials used in illegal drug labs, including in Mexico, which is now the largest exporter of fentanyl to the United States.
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