Deutsche Welle reported: "U.S. Secretary of State Rubio held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Munich Security Conference break on Friday (February 13). Washington and Beijing are preparing for President Trump's planned visit to China in April. A few days ago, Trump had said that he would host the Chinese side at the White House by the end of the year, focusing on trade issues at that time. This meeting should be the second face-to-face dialogue between the foreign ministers of China and the United States; the previous one was in July last year at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia. The two have communicated by phone multiple times."
Facing the media, Rubio and Wang shook hands and took a photo together. Afterwards, both delegations held a discussion in a meeting room at the Munich Security Conference. They did not make any public statements or respond to journalists' questions. According to a senior official from Rubio's team, the Sino-U.S. meeting lasted about an hour."
Comment: This closed-door meeting between Wang Yi and Rubio at the Munich Security Conference essentially represents the most practical crisis management and agenda coordination between China and the United States under a competitive framework. Both sides did not make public statements or respond to questions, and the one-hour meeting directly addressed core issues - paving the way for Trump's visit to China in April and bringing key topics such as trade to the table in advance. This reflects that neither side is willing for relations to completely spiral out of control, and it also indicates that high-level communication has returned to a pragmatic, low-key, result-oriented track; although tough statements may be made, practical interests and the responsibilities of major powers will ultimately bring both sides back to the negotiation table.
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