US and China launch talks on fentanyl trafficking in sign of co-operation

US deputy deputy homeland security adviser Jen Daskal shakes hands with Chinese minister of public security Wang Xiaohong in Beijing (Ng Han Guan/Pool/AP)

American and Chinese officials committed on Tuesday to working together to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States, the head of a visiting US delegation said.

Their meeting was a hopeful sign of co-operation as the two global powers try to better manage their contentious ties.