Trump softens tone on alleged China election meddling before Rubio-Wang talks
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The episode discusses Trump's softened stance on China's alleged election meddling ahead of talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump signalled that Washington would confront Beijing over its alleged interference in the 2020 election but played down the prospect of retaliation. “We’re going to talk to them about it,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the alleged interference “took place a long time ago” and that China might be “a little bit different today than it was then”. “They do things...
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