[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 CHINA

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, tomorrow, for the second time since 
taking office, President Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi 
Jinping during the APEC summit in San Francisco.
  Above all, I look forward to President Biden pushing President Xi on 
something I raised during the bipartisan codel I led to China: cracking 
down on the sale of precursor chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl.
  When my Senate colleagues and I met with President Xi, we explained 
in stark detail how destructive the fentanyl crisis was here in America 
and that China had a responsibility to do its part to stop its 
trafficking. One step we strongly urged President Xi to take is for 
Chinese law enforcement to coordinate with the United States to enforce 
laws already on the books on the sale of precursor chemicals. I believe 
we have made progress on this issue, and I am very optimistic that good 
news will come from tomorrow's meeting regarding fentanyl when 
President Biden meets with President Xi.
  If China stopped the sale of chemicals used to make fentanyl, it 
would not only save countless American lives but even benefit China, as 
it would go a long way to improving China's image in the minds of 
Americans.
  So, just as we pushed President Xi on cracking down on fentanyl last 
month, I expect President Biden will urge him to do so tomorrow, and I 
think we may see real results. When we met with President Xi in person, 
we were pointed and specific with our questions and issues and found 
him to be responsive, and I hope President Biden will have the same 
sort of frank conversation tomorrow with President Xi.

                          ____________________