Chinese FM Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discuss Ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stating that Beijing's policy toward the United States remains stable and consistent. The top Chinese diplomat emphasized that China is ready to enhance communication and cooperation with Washington.

The conversation took place about a week before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled to be held in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, during which US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to meet.

Wang added that the two superpowers should properly handle differences and sensitive issues, and support each other in hosting the APEC summit in China and the G20 leaders' summit in the United States. His remarks were published in a post by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on X. Wang stressed that the parties must work toward achieving tangible progress in building a constructive relationship based on strategic stability.

The call came days after Trump announced on Sunday that he would attend the Shenzhen summit, set for November 18-19, and that he expects to meet there with Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Reuters, the US president noted that the agenda for the trilateral meeting would include nuclear disarmament and efforts to end the war in Iran. Beijing stated the following day that it was in contact with the relevant parties regarding the potential meeting among the three leaders.

This upcoming gathering in Shenzhen will mark the third meeting between Trump and Xi since the beginning of the year, following the US president's state visit to Beijing in May and the Chinese leader's visit to the United States in September. During the May visit, the two leaders agreed to work toward building strategic stability between their nations. In December, Xi is scheduled to travel to Miami for the G20 summit, while Washington and Beijing recently extended the suspension of mutual trade restrictions that were set to expire on November 10.