US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to travel to Beijing with President Donald Trump, even though Rubio is under sanctions imposed by China. Multiple outlets report that China has previously sanctioned Rubio twice after he, as a US senator, strongly promoted human rights concerns regarding China. Ahead of the trip, China’s treatment of Rubio is described as including changing how his name is written in Chinese. Sources say the revised spelling uses a different Chinese character for his surname, which is reported to be intended to help address or bypass sanctions-related restrictions on his entry. China says it will not block Rubio from entering China or from traveling with Trump on Air Force One. The trip is described as Rubio’s first visit to China. Reporting frames the development as a shift in China’s approach toward Rubio while maintaining the existence of sanctions, with officials indicating the trip can proceed despite prior measures.
Marco Rubio travels to Beijing with Trump despite Chinese sanctions and altered Chinese name
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to travel to Beijing with President Donald Trump, even though Rubio is under sanctions imposed by China. Multiple outlets report that China has previousl...
- Marco Rubio is scheduled to travel to Beijing with President Donald Trump.
- Rubio is under Chinese sanctions, according to multiple reports.
- China previously imposed sanctions on Rubio twice after he advocated human rights as a US senator.
- China is reported to have changed the Chinese spelling/character used for Rubio’s surname.
- China states it will not block Rubio’s entry or his travel with Trump on Air Force One.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio was due Wednesday in Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under sanctions from China, whose new approach to him has included changing how his name is written. As a US senator, Rubio fiercely championed human rights in China, which retaliated by imposing sanctions on him twice — adopting a tactic more often used by the United States against adversaries. China said Tuesday it would not block Rubio, now 54 and visiting China for the first time, from entering on Air Force One with Trump, the first US president to visit the Asian […]...Keep on reading: Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing despite sanctions
3 months agoSecretary of State Marco Rubio was due Wednesday in Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under sanctions from China, whose new approach to him has included changing how his name is written. As a US senator, Rubio fiercely championed human rights in China, which retaliated by imposing sanctions on him twice — adopting a […]
3 months agoChina changed the spelling of Marco Rubio’s surname with a different Chinese character, reportedly to help bypass sanctions restricting his entry.
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