Linguistic workaround allows Marco Rubio, sanctioned by Beijing, to travel to China for the first time

Chinese government appears to be using the workaround of a different character to represent part of the secretary of state’s name, to allow him to visit the country for the upcoming Trump summit

Marco Rubio Enters China Despite Sanctions Targeting His 'Words And Deeds' After Beijing Tweaks His Name

China altered the Chinese transliteration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's name, creating a bureaucratic workaround that allowed him to enter the country this week for President Donald Trump's high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping,
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Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing with Trump despite sanctions

Top American diplomat Marco Rubio is under Chinese sanctions, but Beijing has changed the transliteration of his name to get around the travel ban and allow his first visit to China.

Rubio warns against ‘destabilising’ acts on Taiwan before Trump’s China visit

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Taiwan likely topic in Trump-Xi discussions, U.S. confirms

Rubio told a White House press ​briefing that the United States doesn’t ⁠need any destabilizing events to occur ​with regard to Taiwan,

China's foreign minister tells Rubio Taiwan is 'biggest risk' in ties

BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China and the U.S. should prepare for "important high-level exchanges", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday,

Taiwan expresses concern after China calls the island biggest risk in US-China relations

Taiwan has expressed concern hours after a call between China and the United States' top diplomats in which Beijing stressed self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.