U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there are “areas of potential cooperation” between Washington and Beijing.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, the State Department said, their first in-person meeting at a time of simmering trade tensions between the two major powers.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Washington to view Beijing objectively and formulate its policy with the goal of peaceful coexistence, in a