WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China agreed on a plan to stop fentanyl-related chemicals as part of its deal with the Trump administration to crack down on the lethal opioid, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Wednesday.

Patel said the agreement resulted from his trip to Beijing last week, a visit that followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit last month with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.

“The People’s Republic of China has fully designated and listed all 13 precursors utilized to make fentanyl,” Patel said at a news briefing. “Furthermore, they have agreed to control seven chemical subsidiaries that are also utilized to produce this lethal drug.”

He did not provide additional details. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment.

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