US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to discuss a proposed trade framework on Thursday that could see Washington reduce tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing’s commitment to curb exports of fentanyl precursor chemicals, according to The Wall Street Journal. As per The Wall Street Journal report cited by news agency Reuters, the plan under discussion would involve the US rolling back a portion of its 20% fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese exports by up to 10% if China pledges stricter controls on precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, a synthetic opioid blamed for hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths in recent years. The meeting between Trump and Xi is expected to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (

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