U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks focused on coordinating upcoming travels for Donald Trump to China and Xi Jinping to Florida. While Washington highlighted discussions on denuclearization and a potential three-way summit with Vladimir Putin, Beijing's official readout excluded any mention of these topics. The diplomatic engagement comes as both sides navigate fragile ties, having extended a bilateral trade truce through September. Nevertheless, broader disputes over technology, tariffs, and rare earth materials continue to challenge long-term relations.
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Bilateral diplomatic coordination is actively preparing for upcoming high-level president…: Bilateral diplomatic coordination is actively preparing for upcoming high-level presidential meetings across both nations.
Significant gaps persist regarding nuclear arms negotiations due to Beijing's refusal to…: Significant gaps persist regarding nuclear arms negotiations due to Beijing's refusal to join trilateral talks with Russia.
Core economic and technological tensions remain unresolved despite temporary trade truce…: Core economic and technological tensions remain unresolved despite temporary trade truce extensions and new dialogue initiatives.
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US says China agreed importance of leader-level talks to advance denuclearisation
The call discussed President Donald Trump's travel to the APEC summit in China next week and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Florida to attend next month's G20 summit.
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday (Nov 11) on the importance of leader-level talks to advance peace and denuclearisation, including in any trilateral summit with Russia, the US State Department said.
Rubio spoke in a call with Wang Yi to discuss US President Donald Trump's travel to the APEC summit in China next week and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Florida to attend next month's G20 summit, the State Department said in a post on X.
It said the two recalled the leaders' "commitment to a constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness, and reciprocity".
The leaders "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.
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