President Donald Trump says fentanyl will be the subject of the “first question” he asks when he meets with China's president in South Korea, the last stop of his three-country Asia tour.

The reduction would lower tariffs on Chinese imports to about 45 per cent, making them more competitive with other US trading partners.

The US and China reached a preliminary consensus on fentanyl and ship levies after two days of wide-ranging discussions, a Chinese official said, in tentative signs of easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

FBI Director Kash Patel is set to visit China next month as the agency cracks down on international suppliers of chemicals tied to fentanyl.

U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Jamieson Greer joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to discuss China’s export limits on rare earth minerals, the global fentanyl crisis and potential next steps for the Trump team.

China tariffs are expected to stay at a temporary 30 percent rate as the US and China are likely to extend trade talks for the third time.

Bitcoin and Ether jump as Washington and Beijing strike basic consensuses on tariffs, fentanyl cooperation and export controls

Mexico has handed an alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin over to authorities in the United States, where he is wanted for money laundering and drug trafficking.