China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the ASEAN summit. This meeting was significant due to Rubio's sanctions from Beijing for criticizing the Chinese government's human rights abuses. They discussed maintaining contacts, managing differences, and expanding cooperation while keeping issues behind closed doors. Chinese media described the talks as positive and constructive. Despite China’s tightening stance, Rubio indicated both countries desire to arrange a meeting between President Trump and President Xi, but no date was confirmed for such a meeting.
"Maintain contacts, avoid misjudgment, manage differences and expand cooperation" were the brief conclusions made after the first face-to-face meeting between Wang Yi and Marco Rubio.
Rubio, who faced sanctions from Beijing due to his criticism of China's government, discussed maintaining diplomatic contacts amidst the intensifying US-China rivalry.
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