Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
China has added more chemicals to its export control list for drug precursor substances ahead of a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington.
Fentanyl precursors are displayed at Reuters' office in Mexico City on Oct. 4, 2023. Claudia Daut/ReutersThe Chinese commerce ministry announced on Sept. 22 that it added two new substances to the list of chemicals subject to export controls, requiring exporters to obtain licenses to ship to the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
The move comes ahead of Xi's state visit to the United States. Xi is due to meet with Trump at the White House on Sept. 24, marking their second meeting this year.
The two leaders last met during Trump's visit to Beijing in May, when they agreed to build a "constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of fairness and reciprocity," according to the White House.
Following the meeting in Beijing, China expanded its drug precursor export control list by adding three more chemical substances. Its National Narcotics Control Commission also issued a notice warning of eight chemicals that could be used to make synthetic drugs.
The Trump administration has rep
