Overview
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in their second in-person session.
- Chinese statements said both sides agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation and to promote the stable development of bilateral ties in 2026.
- The U.S. State Department did not release a detailed account of the talks, and neither side announced a substantive breakthrough.
- The engagement served as preparation for President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing in April, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expected to meet Vice Premier He Lifeng in the coming weeks.
- In public remarks at Munich, Wang cautioned against calls for decoupling and warned that efforts to split Taiwan from China could risk conflict, while Rubio said it would be geopolitical malpractice not to talk to Beijing.