During their summit in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden announced continued cooperation on counternarcotics issues, and a crackdown on fentanyl in particular.
Interaction on a wide range of issues is an inevitable part of the mix in bilateral relations.
Although President Ronald Reagan launched a “War on Drugs” in the 1980s and all subsequent presidents continued it, the results are not encouraging. The drug crisis in the U.S. is more extensive, covering both the country’s urban and rural areas.
From the U.S. perspective, to solve the fentanyl issue, it not only needs domestic efforts, but also international cooperation with China, Mexico, Canada and India.
China-U.S. cooperation on counternarcotics
