In his first phone call with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly stated that the U.S. "does not support" Taiwan independence. Chinese state media reported that Rubio told Wang he hopes Taiwan and China will find a peaceful solution acceptable to both sides.
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00:00In his first phone call with China's foreign minister, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
00:05reportedly said that the U.S. does not support Taiwan independence.
00:10Chinese state media said Rubio told Wang Yi he hopes that Taiwan and China will find a
00:15peaceful solution, one that both sides can accept.
00:19Rubio's statement aligns with the U.S. stance of recognizing the People's Republic of China
00:23as the only legitimate China, and acknowledging, without endorsing, Beijing's claims on Taiwan.
00:29The statement was omitted from the U.S. State Department's press release, which stated that
00:33Rubio voiced, quote, serious concern over China's coercive actions against Taiwan and
00:39the South China Sea, unquote.
00:41Rubio called China the biggest threat to U.S. prosperity during his Senate confirmation
00:46hearing.