# Rubio meets Japanese and South Korean allies ahead of Trump-China summit

https://mins.news/en/item/67617

- Reuters, 2026-09-21 16:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/rubio-meets-japanese-korean-allies-ahead-trump-china-summit-2026-09-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab154abefcb4f0001400ac7

> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan in New York on Monday, ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for this week.

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