Wang Yi Holds 'Positive and Constructive' Call With Rubio Ahead of APEC Summit in Shenzhen
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on November 11. According to Xinhua, Wang Yi described the call as positive and constructive and said China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the United States. The call came about a week ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen, where Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet.
Wang Yi said the current stability in China-U.S. relations has not come easily and is a rational choice made by the two major countries based on their respective and shared interests. The U.S. State Department issued no immediate readout of the call. Xi Jinping and Trump have met twice this year. Rubio told reporters on November 10 that work was under way to arrange a trilateral meeting on the APEC sidelines involving Trump, Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin; Trump wants the meeting to happen, and Rubio said he thought it should be possible.
Trump said on November 9 that he thought he would meet Xi and Putin in Shenzhen to discuss ending the war in Iran and denuclearization. China's foreign ministry said last month that China's nuclear strength is by no means at the same level as that of the United States and Russia, and that asking China to join so-called trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations at this stage would be neither fair, reasonable nor realistic.
(Source: Xinhua)
Source: Xinhua
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：中国外交部长王毅出席会议（资料图）。照片：CC BY 4.0，经维基共享资源 / Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a meeting (file photo). Photo: CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
