Rubio and Wang discuss Trump APEC trip and Xi Florida visit
Politics
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
- Updated Nov 11, 2026 20:03
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday, at Beijing's request, about President Trump's upcoming travel to China for the APEC summit and General Secretary Xi's planned visit to Florida for the G20 summit, the State Department said.
Why it matters: The call keeps the leader-level channel warm ahead of two summits on each other's soil, and the two agreed leader-level talks should advance goals including peace and denuclearization, possibly at a trilateral leaders meeting with Russia.
Data as of US Department of State readout of November 11, 2026, read in full in this run; it is the US account of the call, and no Chinese readout had appeared in the sources read at the time of writing. Developing item.
Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke on Wednesday with Wang Yi, director of the Office of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and China’s foreign minister, in a call held at China’s request, the State Department said in its readout. The two discussed President Trump’s upcoming travel to China for the APEC summit and General Secretary Xi’s upcoming visit to Florida to attend the G20 summit.
The readout says the two recalled the bilateral leader-level commitment to a constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness, and reciprocity. They agreed on the importance of meaningful leader-level conversations to advance goals such as peace and denuclearization, including at any potential trilateral leaders meeting with Russia.
Sources
- Secretary Rubio's Call with China's Director of the Office of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi - U.S. Department of State - 2026-11-11