Will there be progress in drug control? China’s Minister of Public Security meets with Pang Dewei: Willing to cooperate pragmatically with the US

Xinhua News Agency reported on the evening of the 19th that Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with U.S. Ambassador to China David Pound in Beijing on the 19th. Wang Xiaohong said that China is willing to carry out pragmatic cooperation with the United States in the fields of drug control, illegal immigrant repatriation and other law enforcement fields. David Pound said that he is willing to be a communicator and promoter of the development of bilateral relations and promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of drug control and law enforcement.

Wang Xiaohong said that China is willing to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state with the United States, and in the spirit of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, carry out pragmatic cooperation in the fields of drug control, illegal immigrant repatriation and other law enforcement fields, and strive to achieve results that are beneficial to the well-being of the people of the two countries. He said that he hopes that the United States and China will meet each other halfway, uphold an equal attitude, respect each other’s concerns, and inject positive energy into the development of bilateral relations.

According to reports, David Pound said that he is willing to be a communicator and promoter of the development of bilateral relations and promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of drug control and law enforcement.

U.S. President Trump imposed a 20% tariff on fentanyl on China in February and March this year, which has not yet been dealt with. Fentanyl was not a top priority during the US-China economic and trade talks in Geneva in May and in London in June.

However, after the London talks on June 9-10, US Trade Representative Greer said at the time that the fentanyl issue was also a priority for Trump. “We expect China to make significant progress on this issue as well.” He added that the two countries have no further meetings scheduled at this stage, but the two sides have frequent exchanges and can hold meetings at any time if necessary.