Rubio Slams Beijing Over South China Sea, Sparking Rebuke
- Trump’s Secretary of State calls China actions ‘destabilizing’
- Rubio holds calls with top Philippine, Indonesian diplomats
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparked a sharp rebuke from Beijing over his comments on the South China Sea in one of his first foreign policy statements since taking office.
Rubio criticized China’s “dangerous and destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea, a regional flashpoint, while reaffirming defense ties with US allies in Asia.