Rubio's Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal.

Rubio Stresses ‘America 1st’ in Call With China’s Wang Yi

Why Wang Yi's message to Marco Rubio may have been lost in translation
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Differing details of call between China's Wang Yi & US' Marco Rubio may reveal their govt's priorities
Wang Yi elaborated on China's principled position on the Taiwan question and urged the U.S. side to handle it prudently. Wang emphasised that Taiwan has been part of China's territory since ancient times, and we will never allow Taiwan to be split from China."
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