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Wang Yi meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of Xi Jinping’s US visit

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Beijing and Washington are committed to keeping tensions in check.

At least for now.

On July 22, top diplomat Wang Yi met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Manila.   Some context: Yesterday, we told you that, despite recent turbulenc...



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