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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has assured that Chinese President Xi Jinping's scheduled visit to the United States in September will proceed as planned, even as tensions between Washington and Beijing intensify over electoral interference allegations.
The Trump administration has implemented sweeping changes to visa categories for foreign students, journalists and exchange visitors, with particularly stringent limits on Chinese media representatives. The new rules represent one of the most significant reforms to these visa classes in decades.
President Trump has adopted a notably softer tone regarding accusations that China interfered in US elections, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares for high-level talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila this week.
ASEAN foreign ministers convene in Manila this week alongside Western and Asian powers to address Myanmar's civil war, Middle East instability, and South China Sea disputes. The gathering underscores mounting pressure on the bloc to resolve long-festering regional conflicts.
Senior US Congressional figures have pressed the Justice Department to investigate a break-in and vandalism incident at a California museum commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, alleging possible Chinese state involvement in what they describe as transnational repression.