The partnerships have involved personnel exchanges in which Chinese law enforcement officials have visited the US and FBI agents have traveled to China to work on cases together and share intelligence. FBI, China exchange police officialsThe current relationship began with Trump's visit to China in May 2025 and was followed by two trips by Patel to China. Read More: Trump warns China, Russia against involvement in Iran warPatel said counterintelligence operations and countermeasures are deployed for any foreign visitor to FBI facilities. Behind-the-scenes collaborationPatel said there have been months of behind-the-scenes law enforcement collaboration with Russia targeting violent criminal networks. "The fact that we did it with China," Patel said, "when everyone said, 'Don't do it,' and, 'You can't do it,' shows what we can do with almost anyone."