Marco Rubio Prioritizes Quad on First Full Day as China Threat Looms
Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.
Secretary of State Rubio on Day 1 meets with Quad countries focused on countering China’s influence
On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad: the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than a third of global GDP.
Rubio kicks off Trump foreign policy engagements in meetings with Indo-Pacific ‘Quad’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicks off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo-Pacific “Quad.
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Rubio to meet with peers from India, Japan, Australia after expected confirmation
Marco Rubio is expected to be confirmed by the Senate to the post of America’s top diplomat on Monday, just hours after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in,
Rubio, On First Day, Warns China With Asian Partners
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first full day in office Tuesday warned jointly with Japan, India and Australia against coercive actions in Asia, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea.
Rubio’s first order of business: Meeting Quad’s foreign secretaries
Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, which
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What the US wants from Australia on China
The foreign affairs minister met with her new American counterpart this week, amid concerns that Australia will be required to align more closely with the US on China.
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Marco Rubio sends warning to China in first major diplomatic meet-up as secretary of state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a not-so-subtle warning to China over its actions at sea, vowing together with US allies to counter its assertiveness.
How Trump 2.0 has renewed the vigour of Quad
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push for a militarised response to China has injected urgency into the group’s activities, but Donald Trump’s protectionism complicates its ability to present a united
Quad foreign ministers meet US top diplomat Marco Rubio in signal of Trump’s China focus
Analysts said meeting is designed to signal that countering Beijing is a top priority for Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.
With China in focus, Rubio hosts Quad meetings on first day as US secretary of state
A meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is Rubio’s first as US President Donald Trump’s top diplomat.
China Gives Marco Rubio New Name
Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.