US Returns Drug Fugitive to China in Sign of Steadying Ties

The US made a rare move to repatriate a drug fugitive to China, in the latest sign that the world’s two largest economies are making progress in anti-narcotics cooperation ahead of a leaders’ summit next month.

A Chinese fugitive suspected of drug smuggling and trafficking has been returned by the US through an immigration enforcement mechanism based on leads provided by Chinese authorities, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.