10 h. ago Trump eyes China visit for tariff talks, Rubio says after Malaysia meeting

Trump eyes China visit for tariff talks, Rubio says after Malaysia meeting  New York Post

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14 h. ago Rubio meets Wang Yi, China’s maglev train makes debut: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Odds high of Xi-Trump meeting, Rubio says after talks with Wang Yi at Asean US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the odds for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this year were “high” after concluding “constructive” talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of a regional meeting. 2. ‘I cook instant...

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15 h. ago Rubio meets China's Wang amid trade tensions, says good chance of Trump

Rubio meets China's Wang amid trade tensions, says good chance of Trump-Xi talks  Reuters

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17 h. ago Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets China's Wang Yi as trade tensions deepen

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets China's Wang Yi as trade tensions deepen  USA Today

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17 h. ago US, China must find ‘correct way’ to get along, Wang tells Rubio

China and the United States agreed to strengthen dialogue “at all levels” and deepen cooperation during “constructive” talks between their top diplomats on Friday, according to Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio he hoped Washington would approach China “in an equal, respectful and mutually beneficial manner” and “find a correct way for China and the US to get along”, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. The statement said both sides described...

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25 h. ago Rubio to meet China's Wang Yi in Malaysia amid trade tension

Rubio to meet China's Wang Yi in Malaysia amid trade tension  Reuters

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34 h. ago US secretary of state hints at possible meeting with Chinese foreign minister

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he was working on a possible sit-down in coming days with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an Asean meeting in Malaysia amid a contentious trade dispute. If realised, the meeting on the periphery of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations conclave would be the first time the two top diplomats will have met in person since Rubio assumed his position in January. Rubio, who also holds the post of national security...

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42 h. ago China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban; Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting

China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban; Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting  Al Jazeera

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2 w. ago Rare earths, Taiwan discussed in Wang Yi’s embassy visit to meet EU envoys

China and the European Union should enhance mutual trust and stick to cooperation to elevate their ties to “a new level”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday amid widening trade tensions. In a meeting with EU diplomatic envoys in Beijing, Wang said that China and the EU “have both the responsibility and capability to provide much-needed stability and predictability to a world fraught with turbulence”, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout. “Both sides should enhance mutual...

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2 w. ago Rare earths, Taiwan discussed as Wang Yi meets EU envoys at Polish embassy

China and the European Union should increase mutual trust and stick to cooperation to elevate ties to “a new level”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday amid widening trade tensions with the bloc. In a meeting with EU diplomatic envoys in Beijing, Wang said that China and the EU “have both the responsibility and capability to provide much-needed stability and predictability to a world fraught with turbulence”, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout. “Both sides should enhance...

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