CHINA LIFTS DOUBLE BAN ON MARCO RUBIO AFTER TRUMP DEMANDS HE JOIN THE BEIJING TRIP
China had double-banned Secretary of State Marco Rubio back in 2020 for calling out the Uyghur genocide and Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s autonomy.
But President Trump demanded Rubio be allowed on the historic trip — and China immediately lifted the sanctions.
Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are now all joining President Trump in Beijing.