US-China: First telephone communication between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries – “Rubio’s tough stance”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone today with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in their first phone call since President Donald Trump took office on Monday. The phone call is the Trump administration’s first publicly acknowledged contact with a Chinese official. According to China’s foreign ministry, Rubio and Wang Yi discussed Sino-US relations and the Taiwan issue. Wang told Rubio, who is known for his tough stance on Beijing: “I hope you behave well and play a constructive role in the future of the Chinese and American people and world peace and security,” according to the transcript. of the conversation. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Source: RES
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