Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone today (Wednesday) with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stating that Beijing’s policy toward the United States remains stable and consistent. The Foreign Minister added that China is prepared to strengthen communication and cooperation with Washington. The conversation took place about a week before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit—to be held in the southern city of Shenzhen—where President Donald Trump and his counterpart, Xi Jinping, are expected to meet.
FM Wang Yi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the phone.
Wang Yi stated that China’s policy toward the United States remains stable and consistent. China is ready to strengthen communication and cooperation with the U.S. side, properly handle differences and sensitive issues, support each other in the successful hosting of the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and the G20 Leaders’ Summit, and work for tangible progress in building a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability.
— Mao Ning 毛宁 (@SpoxCHN_MaoNing) November 11, 2026
China’s top diplomat further remarked that the two powers must properly manage their differences and sensitive issues, and support one another regarding the hosting of the APEC summit in China and the G20 summit—gathering leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies—which is set to take place in the United States. These comments were shared in a post on X by Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Wang emphasized that both sides should work toward achieving tangible progress in building a constructive relationship based on strategic stability. The conversation took place just days after Trump stated on Sunday that he would attend a summit in Shenzhen—scheduled for November 18–19—and that he expected to meet there with Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Reuters, Trump indicated that topics to be discussed during the three-way meeting would include nuclear disarmament and efforts to end the war in Iran. The following day, Beijing announced that it was in contact with the relevant parties regarding a potential meeting between the three leaders.
Notably, the gathering in Shenzhen would mark the third meeting between Trump and Xi this year, following the U.S. President’s state visit to Beijing in May and the Chinese leader’s visit to the United States in September. During that May visit, the two agreed to work toward building a relationship of strategic stability between their nations. Xi is expected to travel to Miami in December for the G20 summit; meanwhile, Washington and Beijing have extended the suspension of certain mutual trade restrictions, which had been set to expire on November 10.