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China signals willingness to cooperate with US on fentanyl

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There are growing signs that Beijing will cooperate with Washington on fentanyl.
On Monday, six government departments jointly announced the addition of 4-piperidone and 1-boc-4-piperidone – both precursor chemicals in fentanyl production – to its catalog of Class 2 chemicals.

The listing means tha...