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.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview Wednesday that the US opposes any attempt to forcibly or coercively change Taiwan’s status.
Amid diplomatic tensions between host South Africa and the Trump Administration, the U.S. will be represented at a meeting of foreign ministers by the acting ambassador to South Africa.
Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China's Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Tuesday for stronger global governance and renewed efforts to bring about peace in Ukraine and the Middle East as part of China's month-long presidency of the UN Security Council.