US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur during an ASEAN meeting. This engagement is significant as it represents one of the highest-level talks between the US and China since January. Current tensions between the two nations include trade issues, with Wang highlighting the challenges posed by unilateral protectionism. The agenda includes discussions on Taiwan, which China claims, as well as US concerns regarding Chinese support for Russia in the conflict in Ukraine.
On Thursday, Wang said the two countries were facing challenges "such as the impact of unilateral protectionism and the abuse of tariffs by a certain major country," and called for a "fairer and more reasonable" international order.
Both sides escalated the trade war by imposing steep tariffs on each other, but in May agreed to de-escalate in what Trump called a "total reset."
Rubio said he would also likely raise with Wang US concerns over China's support for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The two superpowers are also expected to discuss the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which China claims as its own.
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