Rubio open to Russia, China meets on PH visit

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, United States — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday he was open to meeting with his Chinese and Russian counterparts this week while in the Philippines for a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers. Rubio’s attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) gathering in Manila comes as the United States seeks to counter China’s growing regional influence and days after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in US elections. “We’d be open to meeting with them,” Rubio told reporters when asked if meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi or Russia’s Sergei […]...

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