Rubio, China and Panama

With Trump’s canal demands on the table, Rubio tries to focus on China on Panama trip
A key focus of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Central America this week — his first trip as America’s top diplomat — will be to counter China’s growing influence in the region, the State Department’s top spokesperson said this week,
Canal control off the table with Rubio, Panama president says
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend.
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 First’ in Call With China’s Wang Yi
Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern about Beijing’s coercive behavior against Taiwan and aggression in the South China Sea in his first formal call with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday,
Analysts: Rubio charts a course for countering China
Newly sworn secretary of state is to maximize American interest and counter China to secure regional peace in Southeast and East Asia
Marco Rubio Visits Central America to Counter China's Growing Influence
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has embarked on a trip to Central America, including Panama, as part of efforts to counter Chinas expanding influence in the region. According to a State Department spokesperson,
China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning
China’s foreign minister conveyed the message in a phone call, their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as ...
Marco Rubio's 'Concerns' in First Call with China: What to Know
Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China's Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang ...
Why Wang Yi's message to Marco Rubio may have been lost in translation
China's top diplomat held his first phone conversation with the new US secretary of state on Friday, days after Donald ...
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Can Marco Rubio Help Rebuild US Influence in Latin America – and Erode China’s?
While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are ...
Marco Rubio to Chinese foreign minister: Trump will put 'American people first' in US-China relations
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China's foreign minister on Friday that the U.S. would put the American people first ...
Marco Rubio Prioritizes Quad on First Full Day as China Threat Looms
Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, ...
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The "anticommunist" diplomacy of sanctioned Marco Rubio, the first Secretary of State of the US who cannot enter China
It was in 2020 when Beijing sanctioned the then Florida senator twice for promoting a bill that banned Chinese officials from ...