Trump Uses Smart Pressure Tactics to Hold China Accountable on Fentanyl, Secures New Working Group for Action

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again shown his toughness on China by leveraging tariffs to push Beijing into action against the deadly flow of fentanyl into the United States. After a high-level meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, Trump secured a commitment from China to slash shipments of fentanyl-related chemicals and set up a dedicated U.S.-China working group to ensure real progress.

Trump’s approach demonstrates his clear strategy: use strong, targeted measures to protect American lives and hold foreign powers accountable, while maintaining flexibility to negotiate results that benefit the United States. U.S. officials stressed that while some tariffs were temporarily reduced, the leverage remains in place to ensure compliance.

The move is being praised as a decisive effort to tackle the opioid crisis while keeping America’s economic interests and national security front and center.