China agreed to halt the production of fentanyl precursor chemicals and to place seven of its chemical subsidiaries under new controls, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday, following a previously unreported trip to Beijing that he said was aimed at curbing the global supply of the deadly synthetic opioid.

Patel said his meetings in China last week, revealed by Reuters on Monday, came at the direction of President Donald Trump , whose Oct. 30 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea led to renewed bilateral cooperation on narcotics control and trade issues.

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