It was in 2020 when Beijing sanctioned the then Florida senator twice for promoting a bill that banned Chinese officials from entering the United States and for supporting the democratic movements in Hong Kong.

While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are insufficient to match Beijing’s economic engagement.

Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China's Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Sen. Marco Rubio suggested doubling down on Taiwan's defense is the only way to make Xi Jinping think twice about an invasion.

New Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China's foreign minister on Friday that the U.S. would put the American people first and promote U.S. interests in its relationship with Beijing.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their first conversation since Marco Rubio's confirmation ... the words of China's leader Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he l

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with his Chinese counterpart over Taiwan, with Donald Trump's top diplomat denouncing Beijing's "coercive" moves.

Rubio has had a previously rocky relationship with China's foreign minister and the Chinese government, with the Beijing placing sanctions on him in 2020 in response to his criticism over the country'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and Beijing said he told the known China hawk that the direction and tone of U.S.-China ties had been set by their leaders and he hoped Rubio would play a constructive role for the good of the people of both countries.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasizing the importance of constructive U.S.-China relations. Wang highlighted that the tone for bilateral ties was set by Presidents