Rubio said at a press conference on Friday regarding how the United States should respond to the worsening Japan-US relations that the United States is determined to advance its relations with Japan in a way that allows cooperation between the US and China. He said, "We are very firm in our belief that we can continue to maintain a strong, solid partnership and alliance with Japan, in a way that still allows us to find ways to engage in productive cooperation with China." When asked whether he would condemn China's recent "provocative actions" against Japan, Rubio only said, "I think these (Japan-China) tensions have always existed. We understand that this is a dynamic that needs to be balanced in the region." He also said that China is now and will remain a wealthy and powerful country and play an important role in geopolitics. He emphasized that the US and China need to find a balance between tension and cooperation. He said, "Because I believe that if China and the US can work together on certain global challenges... I believe we can solve the issues."
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