Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a longtime China hawk, expressed concern about Beijing’s coercive behavior against Taiwan and aggression in the South China Sea in his first formal call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday,

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and Beijing said he told the known China hawk that the direction and tone of U.S.-China ties had been set by their leaders and he hoped Rubio would play a constructive role for the good of the people of both countries.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, marking the first contact between the Trump administration and China. They discussed relations, Taiwan, and trade tensions.

China’s top diplomat spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call Friday, despite the former Republican senator still being under Beijing’s sanctions.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday that the U.S. "does not support" Taiwan independence and hopes to see the issue resolved peacefully in a way acceptable to both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Wang told Rubio that both China and US should implement the “important consensus” reached between the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Trump, according to a Chinese government statement.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Friday, China's foreign ministry said, the first call between the two top diplomats since President Donald Trump's administration took office on Monday.