The U.S. could further tighten chip export controls, escalating the U.S.-China tech war, Jefferies analysts said in a research note. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick,

Chinese foreign ministry also objects to Rubio’s revival of the Covid-19 lab leak origin theory Beijing has protested to Washington over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ’s “cold war” attacks on mainland China,

But top American diplomat Marco Rubio suggests Washington is committed to ‘prevent’ such a scenario, prompting concern about mixed messaging.

The absence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio hung over the year’s first high-level meeting of the world’s largest economies, with diplomats fretting over turbulent times.

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. Diplomats including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are expected to attend the gathering.

Beijing has protested to Washington over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "cold war" attacks on mainland China, warning it to stop crossing lines on Taiwan. "Rubio's remarks were full of a cold war mentality and spread lies and misinformation,

Chinese Foreign Ministry. In response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's accusations against China regarding the island o

By Adam Jourdan, Lisandra Paraguassu, Eduardo Baptista and Michael Martina BUENOS AIRES/BRASILIA/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei came to office in late 2023 slamming China as a communist "assassin" and threatening to weaken ties with the Asian nation.

China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.