U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday made clear to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a phone call that the new Donald Trump administration will focus on American interests above all else, the State Department said.
Rubio, who was sworn in Tuesday as Trump’s top diplomat, also expressed deep concern over China’s “coercive” actions against Taiwan and in the South China Sea, the department said, adding he underscored Washington’s commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
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