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And now we have this:

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/beijing-weighs-fen...

Beijing Weighs Fentanyl Offer to U.S. to Start Trade Talks
Addressing Trump team’s gripes over China’s role in fentanyl crisis could let both sides soften trade stance

As I've said - repeatedly - this is about more than trade. A lot more.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s security czar, Wang Xiaohong, in recent days has been inquiring about what the Trump team wants China to do when it comes to the chemical ingredients used to make fentanyl, the people said. Chinese companies produce large quantities of the chemicals known as “precursors,” which are sold over the internet, flowing from China to criminal groups in Mexico and elsewhere that produce fentanyl and traffic it into the U.S.
Part of Beijing’s thinking involves dispatching Wang, who is the minister of public security and a senior leader within the State Council, China’s cabinet, to the U.S. to meet with senior Trump officials, the people said, or have him meet with U.S. officials in a third country.
The discussions remain fluid, the people cautioned, while adding that Beijing would like to see some softening of stance from President Trump on his trade offensive against China as well.

Both Trump and Xi have been offering up subtle hints to one another if you know where to look for them.

In a visible shift in tone Friday, China’s Commerce Ministry said it was weighing starting talks with the U.S. to halt a trade war while expressing Beijing’s wish for the Trump administration to “show sincerity” to talk.

Indeed.

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