For the first time, the U.S. and Chinese governments convened a working group to discuss countermeasures against drugs, a social problem in the United States. The Biden administration appears to be aiming to achieve results in areas where it is easy to cooperate with China, leading to stabilization of bilateral relations.
In the United States, 100,000 people die each year from overdosing on a drug called ``fentanyl'', which is used as a medical painkiller, and has become a major social problem.
In response to a number of cases of smuggling of fentanyl using raw materials manufactured in China, President Biden held a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in November of last year to discuss measures to combat manufacturing and smuggling. We agreed on the installation.
The U.S. and Chinese governments held their first meeting in Beijing, China, on the 30th, and U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Daskal said, ``President Biden sent a delegation to emphasize the importance of this issue to the American people.'' ” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, who oversees China's police force, said, ``Both sides will continue to steadily cooperate on anti-drug efforts and inject more positive energy into the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US relations.'' I want it," he emphasized.
President Biden seems to be aiming to achieve concrete results in areas where it is easy to cooperate with China, thereby appealing to the domestic market with an eye on the presidential election in November, as well as stabilizing U.S.-China relations. .