
APEC Summit: Biden, Xi Agreement Will Not Stop Spiking Fentanyl Deaths
Published on November 16, 2023
Commentary The San Francisco and California that greeted Communist leader Xi Jinping as he met with President Joe Biden was not the idyllic one advertised by the White House. They were in town for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held at the Moscone Center and other locations in the city. On the same day, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, “San Francisco is on track to see the deadliest year on record for accidental drug overdose deaths in 2023, newly released preliminary data from the medical examiner’s office shows. Between January and October, the city recorded 692 deaths—already higher than last year’s total of 649, and 642 from the year before....
