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FBI director meets China’s public security chief in Beijing on crime crackdown

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FBI Director Kash Patel met with China's Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong in Beijing on Friday, according to Chinese state media. The meeting is the latest in a series of senior-level exchanges between the two countries ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, expected in Washington in late September. The talks highlight ongoing bilateral cooperation on law enforcement and security matters.

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US and Chinese top police officials met in Beijing as a precursor to the Trump-Xi summit.

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FBI Director Kash Patel met with China's Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong in Beijing on Friday.

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Wang Xiaohong is China's state councillor and minister of public security.

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  • US and Chinese top police officials met in Beijing as a precursor to the Trump-Xi summit.
  • The summit is expected in the US capital in late September.

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Washington and Beijing’s top police officials met on Friday in the Chinese capital, the latest meeting by senior level representatives in advance of a much-anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, expected in the US capital in late September.

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Wang Xiaohong is China's state councillor and minister of public security.

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A summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is expected in late September in Washington.

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The meeting is part of senior-level meetings in advance of a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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FBI Director Kash Patel met with China's Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong in Beijing on Friday.

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