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.

China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself

Marco Rubio, the head of American diplomacy, held his first conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Minister Wang Yi, the State Department reported. Rubio emphasized that the U.S. would be guided by the "America First" principle and declared support for U.

Donald Trump’s second term in office is getting off to a good start for China.

Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, said in an interview that “we’ve just stuck with our theory, which is managed competition.” Trump and Xi Jinping might have other plans.

President Donald Trump said he’d prefer not to have to impose tariffs on China, his latest dovish remark toward the world’s second-biggest economy even as he continues to threaten sweeping action.