Rubio meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at Munich conference

AFP , Friday 13 Feb 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, an AFP journalist said, at a time of heightened Washington-Beijing tensions.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich, Germany. AFP

 

The meeting came days after US President Donald Trump said he would host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House late this year, as the world's two biggest economies look to reset ties marred by a trade war.

Rubio arrived late Friday in the German city, and is set to deliver a speech Saturday to the annual meeting focused on international security and defence.

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