US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have discussed Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China for the APEC summit and Xi Jinping’s planned trip to Florida for the G20…reports Asian Lite News Desk
US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio has held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China for the APEC summit and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned trip to Florida for the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The two sides also discussed bilateral relations, strategic stability and cooperation on issues including peace and denuclearisation.
Rubio spoke with Wang Yi at China’s request, the US State Department said on Wednesday.
“At China’s request, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke today with Director of the Office of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Politburo Member, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi,” the Department said.
“The two discussed President Trump’s upcoming travel to the APEC Summit in China and General Secretary Xi’s upcoming visit to Florida to attend the G20 Summit.”
The State Department said the two officials recalled the commitment made by the leaders of both countries to maintaining a constructive relationship based on strategic stability, mutual respect, fairness and reciprocity.
“They agreed on the importance of meaningful leader-level conversations to advance goals such as peace and denuclearisation, including at any potential trilateral leaders’ meeting with Russia,” it added.
China describes discussions as positive and constructive
China’s Foreign Ministry also released its account of the telephone conversation, describing the exchange as “positive and constructive”.
According to the Chinese-language statement, the two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on China-US relations and interactions between their respective leaders.
Wang told Rubio that Xi’s visit to the United States in September had been “smooth and successful”. He said the two leaders had agreed to enrich the substance of a “new positioning” for China-US relations, providing “clearer strategic guidance” on how the two countries should manage their relationship.
The Foreign Ministry said the “momentum of stability” in bilateral relations had “not come easily” and represented “a rational choice” by two major countries based on their respective and shared interests.
Wang also reiterated that China’s policy towards the United States maintained stability and continuity, according to the statement.
He expressed Beijing’s willingness to strengthen communication and cooperation with Washington, appropriately manage differences and sensitive issues, and mutually support the successful organisation of the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders’ Informal Meeting and the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wang also called for efforts to promote the implementation of a constructive relationship of strategic stability between the two countries.
The discussions come as Washington and Beijing seek to maintain engagement at the highest levels amid their broader bilateral differences, with the upcoming international summits expected to provide opportunities for further interaction between the two leaderships.
