Rubio, Wang Yi Discuss Trump's APEC Visit and Xi's Planned G20 Trip to Florida

Washington: US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio held a phone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss US President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to China for the APEC summit and Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned trip to Florida for the G20 Leaders' Summit, the US State Department said.

The conversation took place at China's request, according to the State Department.

"At China's request, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke today with Director of the Office of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Politburo Member, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi," the Department said in a statement.

The two officials discussed Trump's upcoming travel to the APEC Summit in China and Xi's planned visit to Florida to attend the G20 Summit.

They also recalled the commitment made by the two countries' leaders to building a constructive relationship based on strategic stability, respect, fairness and reciprocity, the statement said.

Both sides underscored the importance of substantive discussions between their leaders to advance shared objectives, including peace and denuclearisation. This could also involve a potential trilateral meeting with Russia, the State Department added.

China's Foreign Ministry issued a separate account of the conversation, describing it as "positive and constructive".

According to the Chinese-language readout, the two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and engagement between their respective leaders.

Wang told Rubio that Xi's visit to the United States in September had been smooth and successful. He said the two leaders had agreed to develop the substance of a "new positioning" for China-US relations, providing clearer strategic guidance on how the two countries should manage their relationship.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the current momentum of stability in bilateral ties had not been achieved easily and represented a rational choice based on the interests of both countries.

Wang reiterated that China's policy towards the United States remained stable and consistent. Beijing was willing to strengthen communication and cooperation, manage differences and sensitive issues appropriately, and support the successful hosting of the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, he said.

China also expressed its commitment to advancing a constructive relationship of strategic stability with the United States, according to the Foreign Ministry's statement.

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