17 hours ago · In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece on Friday, Rubio said mass migration, drugs and hostile policies pursued by Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela have wreaked havoc, and port facilities at the either end of the canal are run by a China-based company, leaving the waterway vulnerable to pressure from the Beijing government.

Jan 24, 2025 · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with China’s Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Secretary Rubio emphasized that the Trump Administration will pursue a U.S.-PRC relationship that advances U.S. interests and puts the American people first. The Secretary also […]

6 hours ago · Mulino’s comments were followed by a US State Department readout of the meeting, which said Rubio told Panama’s president and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha that concerns over China ...

7 hours ago · U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the leaders of Panama on Sunday that the Central American country must take immediate action on curbing China's influence over the Panama Canal area or the ...

10 hours ago · The initiative is a cornerstone of China's foreign policy. Marco Rubio on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images file

15 hours ago · Rubio, a longtime China hawk during his Senate career, said last week that China could use the ports to shut down the canal, a vital route for U.S. shipping, in the event of a conflict between ...

11 hours ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama officials that Chinese influence over the Panama Canal must be curbed or the U.S. will take retaliatory actions, the State Department said Sunday.. Why it matters: Rubio's warning to Panama President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha is another pressure point on the country since President Trump said he intended to regain ...

3 days ago · Rubio, a longtime China hawk during his Senate career, pointed to a Hong Kong-based company that operates two ports at the canal's Atlantic and Pacific entrances as a risk to the U.S. because ...

Jan 25, 2025 · BEIJING (AP) — China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself.. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat four days earlier. “I hope you will act accordingly,” Wang told Rubio, according ...

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap Marco Rubio as his next secretary of state, a move likely to cause jitters in Beijing given the senator's long history as a China hawk.