00:00A Chinese fugitive suspected of drug crimes has been repatriated from the U.S.
00:05and handed over to police in China, the first such case in years.
00:09Beijing says the handover signals progress in Counter-Narcotics Corporation.
00:14This comes ahead of a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
00:17that is expected to take place in Beijing next month.
00:23The suspect was returned by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
00:27better known as ICE, following coordination with Chinese narcotics authorities.
00:32Drug control has emerged as a rare area of cooperation amid broader tensions between the two countries.
00:39The issue is especially important for the U.S., which has blamed the fentanyl crisis on China.
00:44The repatriation comes ahead of Trump's planned visit to China in mid-May,
00:49a trip that was delayed due to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
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