FBI Director Kash Patel visited China last week to hold talks on fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid, and law enforcement cooperation, shortly after a summit between the US and Chinese presidents, where both highlighted a “consensus” on the issue.

A person aware of Patel's trip told Reuters that the chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation landed in Beijing on Friday and stayed for about a day. He discussed the issues with Chinese officials the next day.

China vows to stop flow of fentanyl

China's Commerce Ministry announced on Monday that the country will make changes to the catalogue of drug-related precursor chemicals and will mandate the requirement of licences for export of certain chemicals to the United States, Canada and Mexico.

This announcement came after the US Presi

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