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secretary of state Marco Rubio told Chinese Foreign Minister and CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Director Wang Yi that the Trump administration would put “the American people first” and advance US interests in its relationship with China, according to a readout of the call by spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.
The meeting was the first between Rubio and Wang since the Senate this week unanimously approved the former Florida senator to become President Donald Trump’s first cabinet official after Inauguration on Monday.
“The secretary also emphasized the United States’ commitment to our allies in the region and serious concerns about China’s coercive actions against Taiwan and in the South China Sea,” Bruce said. “The secretary also discussed other issues of bilateral, regional and global importance with his Chinese counterpart.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Chinese Foreign Minister and CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Director Wang Yi that the Trump administration will put “the American people first” and advance US interests in its relationship with China, according to a readout from spokeswoman Tammy Bruce. (Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz/File)
Wang told Rubio during the call that he hoped he would “behave well” and “play a constructive role in the future of the Chinese and American people and in world peace and stability.”
He added that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping it has already set the tone for US-China relations.
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President Donald Trump said Thursday at the World Economic Forum virtually that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have “always had a great relationship” and all his administration wants is “fairness. We just want a level playing field.” (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)
“The teams of both sides should implement the important consensus of the heads of the two states, maintain communication, manage differences, expand cooperation, promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US relations, and find the right path for China and the United States to navigate the new era,” Wang said.
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Trump has threatened China with 10% tariffs on imports for its role in the fentanyl trade, starting on February 1, and Rubio called the country the biggest threat to the US during his confirmation hearing.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by wife Jeanette and Vice President JD Vance, was sworn in Tuesday in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, DC (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Trump told the World Economic Forum virtually Thursday that he and Xi have “always had a great relationship” and all his administration wants is “fairness. We just want a level playing field.”
