China sentences fentanyl smuggler to death in apparent bid to appease Trump in U.S. trade talks

Trump has repeatedly called on China to do more to stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where it is helping drive the opioid crisis.

that Chinese President Xi Jinping do more to stop the flow of fentanyl, tying the issue to the long-running trade negotiations between the two mammoth economies.the amount of fentanyl coming from the country, Beijing has committed to squeezing supply lines and working with American agencies to soothe Trump and his senior aides and improve the chances of a deal to end the spiraling trade war., effectively outlawing products used to produce the drug.

The bust seized around 26 pounds of fentanyl following an initial tip-off from the Department of Homeland Security.said the case began with an arrest by the Drug Enforcement Administration in New Orleans in 2017, which led investigators to uncover Liu's network. "On the China side, we have cracked down on all the sales, production and smuggling-related aspects; we hope that it will have a positive effect in the U.S. too," Yu said.

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