According to The Washington Post, on July 10 local time, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said he is preparing to hold a meeting with Chinese officials during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia on the 11th. If the talks proceed successfully, this will be the first face-to-face meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries since Rubio took office.
"I think we are working hard to prepare for this," Rubio told the media, "maybe we will meet."
On July 10 local time, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio delivered a speech at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting. AFP
The report pointed out that this is also Rubio's first visit to Asia since taking office. The escalating tariff threats from the Trump administration this week, as well as increasing defense spending demands from U.S. allies in Asia, have made this visit more complicated. At the same time, ongoing crises in the Middle East and Europe have disrupted the situation, resulting in Rubio's Asian trip being a brief, one-stop visit.
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