By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and told the known China hawk that the direction and tone of U.

The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.

Marco Rubio has changed a lot since he ran for president in 2016. But his political evolution has made him uniquely qualified to be Trump's secretary of state.

U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect ... key Cabinet positions are known China hawks, including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who’s nominated as secretary of state.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect ... key Cabinet positions are known China hawks, including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who's nominated as secretary of state.

Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Washington-based think tank Stimson Center, said the move by Xi means “China ... including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who's nominated as secretary ...

The foreign affairs minister met with her new American counterpart this week, amid concerns that Australia will be required to align more closely with the US on China.

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then evaluated in a committee hearing, which allows for a close ...

Within hours of swearing in as 47th US President, Donald Trump marked his priorities through his executive orders which ranged from crackdown on illegal immigration to ending birthright citizenship and relief to TikTok.

Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.