China's foreign minister tells Rubio Taiwan is 'biggest risk' in ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the Taiwan issue is the biggest risk to China-U.S. relations, emphasizing it concerns China's core interests. Wang called for high-level exchanges between the two nations and urged the U.S. to uphold its commitments to foster cooperation. The conversation, the first since late February, also touched on the Middle East, ahead of an expected summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in May.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi participates in a press conference with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Beijing on Mar. 27, 2025. AP-YonhapBEIJING — China and the U.S. should prepare for "important high-level exchanges," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, while warning the Taiwan issue is "the biggest point of risk" for relations."The Taiwan issue concerns China's core interests," Wang told Rubio, adding that the U.S. should "keep its promises and make the right choices in order to open up new space for China-U.S. cooperation and make due efforts for world peace," an official summary of the call released by Wang's ministryshowed.The phone conversation came weeks before an expected mid-May summit between U.S.
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