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Wang and Rubio hold ‘positive’ call ahead of expected Xi-Trump meeting
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on Wednesday, Nov.
11.
Wang described the call as positive and constructive, and said China was willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the United States.
The call came before an expected meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Shenzhen at next week’s APEC summit.
The leaders have met twice this year, and their talks have helped stabilise relations between the two countries.
But disputes over tariffs, trade, rare earth exports and technology restrictions remain unresolved.
Rubio has also said work is under way on a possible meeting involving Trump, Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the summit.
The leaders’ next talks could test whether the recent stability leads to progress, though the sources do not say what they will agree on.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call on November 11.
China described the call as positive and constructive, and said it was willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the United States.
The discussion came ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
The officials discussed China-US relations and interactions between the two countries’ leaders.
A US State Department account of the call was not immediately available, according to the Straits Times.
- Who
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- What
- They held a phone call and discussed China-US relations and interactions between their leaders.
- When
- November 11, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- They discussed bilateral relations and preparations for an expected Xi-Trump meeting at the APEC summit.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wang Yi and Marco Rubio held a phone call about China-US relations and interactions between their leaders.
The APEC summit is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, where Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet.
- Call date
- November 11, 2026
- Participants
- Wang Yi and Marco Rubio
- Planned summit location
- Shenzhen, China
- APEC summit dates
- November 18–19
- Expected leaders’ meeting
- Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
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a rational choice made by the two major countries based on respective and shared interests
positive and constructive
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