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Rubio to meet China’s foreign minister in Malaysia as US-Chinese tensions mount

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over issues from trade to security and China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Rubio to meet China's foreign minister in Malaysia as US-Chinese tensions mount

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting with Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoonjoo on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur Friday, July 11, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over issues from trade to security and China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

After discussions with regional countries at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations forum in Malaysia, Rubio on Friday was close out his first official trip to Asia in his first face-to-face talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the State Department said.

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