China announces restrictions on chemicals after deal with Trump on fentanyl tariffs
November 10, 2025
China says it’s making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping negotiated steps to ease a trade war. Beijing announced new export restrictions Monday on 13 “drug-making” chemicals to the United States, Canada and Mexico, including those that are used to produce the synthetic opioid. After meeting Xi in South Korea last month, Trump said China would help end the fentanyl crisis and he would ease a related tariff from 20% to 10%. It shows the back-and-forth nature of U.S.-Chinese cooperation on fentanyl over the years and eases recent tensions after Trump launched his tariff campaign.