President Biden has been addressing the issue of fentanyl trafficking in the U.S. following meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The U.S. has removed a Chinese lab from the fentanyl sanctions list, and Biden has pledged to work with Mexico to disrupt the flow of fentanyl. Top Biden spokesman John Kirby expressed gratitude for Xi Jinping's commitment to stemming the flow of fentanyl from China. Biden emphasized the importance of verifying that China follows through on curbing the fentanyl flow. During the APEC meeting, Biden made fentanyl a priority and announced the outcomes of his meetings with China and Mexico, particularly focusing on China's production of the drug.
Pres. Biden reveals what came out of meetings with China, Mexico on fentanyl https://t.co/9LlXyjBNyc https://t.co/WtqPHrMpkR
Last week during APEC, President Biden made fentanyl one of his priorities as he met with Presidents of China and Mexico. Tuesday, he announced what actually came out of those meeting - starting with China's production of the drug. https://t.co/OANT9yTaI2 https://t.co/OANT9yTaI2
President Biden said he took important steps during his meeting last week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States, but that he will have to verify that the Chinese follow through https://t.co/7N4olF5mA8 https://t.co/r5tOfYDvOl
Biden claims he's working with Mexico to "disrupt the flow of fentanyl" into the U.S., says nothing on the 8.2+ million illegal immigrants who have crossed the border since he took office. https://t.co/4Ejm8ZdyL5
Top Biden spokesman John Kirby says Biden is "grateful" Xi Jinping has "said he was going to be personally responsible for stemming the flow" of fentanyl out of China https://t.co/upnOC2Tpdz
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage the growing number of migrants traveling north to the border between their nation. https://t.co/CqouaEwdEx
NEW: After Biden’s Meeting with Xi, America Removes Chinese Lab from Fentanyl Sanctions List https://t.co/9sFQddV21Q