Diplomacy & Geopolitics
China says it is ready to strengthen cooperation with US
China's top diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that Beijing was willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Washington, China's foreign ministry said.
The ministry described the call as constructive. It took place ahead of an expected meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the November 18-19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Shenzhen.
Wang said China stood ready to properly handle differences and sensitive issues with the United States, and said stability in US-China ties had been hard won, according to the ministry.
He also said the countries would support each other in hosting the 2026 APEC summit and G20 summit in the United States.
The United States and China reached an agreement to calm trade tensions during last year's APEC summit in South Korea after tariff escalations earlier in 2025.
Next week's APEC summit could also include a trilateral meeting involving Trump, Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, after each country said they were discussing such talks. Trump said Sunday he would likely meet Xi and Putin to discuss ending the Iran war.
Update
Wang Yi spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of an expected Trump-Xi meeting at the November 18-19 APEC conference in Shenzhen.
China said Wang told Rubio the two countries would support each other in hosting the 2026 APEC summit and G20 summit in the United States.
Wang said Beijing was ready to properly handle differences and sensitive issues with Washington.
The item adds context that the United States and China reached an agreement to calm trade tensions at last year's APEC summit after tariff escalations earlier in 2025.
The item says next week's APEC summit could also see a trilateral meeting involving Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, after the countries said they were discussing such talks.
Source note: AFP news report published on 11 November 2026 at 16:01:23 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The Trump-Xi meeting at APEC is described as expected, not completed.
A possible trilateral meeting involving Trump, Xi and Putin has not been confirmed as scheduled.
Source
AFP news report published on .