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United States President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of his Asian tour, the White House said Thursday, confirming a meeting that had been called into question after escalating trade tensions.
China Is Smuggling Fentanyl to US Through Venezuela, Trump Says
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Oct. 23 that China is smuggling fentanyl into the United States through Venezuela to bypass U.S. and Mexican controls. “They are doing that, yes, but they are paying right now 20 percent tariff because of fentanyl,” Trump told reporters. Trump said it is one of the issues he will bring up with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping at their bilateral meeting next week. “The first question I’m goi…
Fentanyl Crisis: Trump Accuses China of Sending Fentanyl, Citing 300,000 Deaths in 5 Years
Former US President Donald Trump has once again escalated his rhetoric against China, directly accusing Beijing of fueling America's devastating fentanyl crisis. Ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, Trump alleged that China is deliberately sending fentanyl into the US via Venezuela and is taking no substantial action to stop it. He stated that his first question to Chinese President Xi Jinping, when…
"The first question I'm going to ask is about fentanyl," said Donald Trump during a round table on the efforts of the North American Government to combat drug trafficking, while the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is marked for 30 October in South Korea. The North American President still said that the Chinese authorities are currently paying a 20% rate on fentanyl, a remedy to alleviate pain, but if it is used without medical control …
“First Question Will Be About Fentanyl”: Trump Ahead Of Meeting With Xi Jinping
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of routing fentanyl shipments through Venezuela to evade American and Mexican port controls, vowing to raise the issue directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their upcoming meeting in South Korea. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said his first question to Xi at the October 30 meeting in Busan would be about China’s alleged involvement in the fentanyl trade. “I’m mee…
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