“The secretary also stressed the United States’ commitment to our allies in the region and serious concern over China’s coercive actions against Taiwan and in the South China Sea,” she said.
Wang told Rubio that both China and US should implement the “important consensus” reached between the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Trump, according to a Chinese government statement. Wang reiterated that Beijing would never allow Taiwan to be separated from the mainland, and warned the US to handle related matters carefully, according to the statement.
Trump won the US election in November after promising to slap massive tariffs on China and pledging to bring back American manufacturing jobs.
Rubio used his confirmation hearing earlier this month to accuse Beijing of hacking and stealing its way to super power status. A former longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio has been sanctioned by China for pushing legislation punishing China for human rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
