US Secretary of State Marco Rubio banned China Since 2020, he has commented on China’s alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims. But he was Beijing Being part of Trump’s motorcade confused many.
Marco Rubio remains banned in China. Agence France-Presse reported that he entered the country through a diplomatic solution and his name was changed to “Marco Lu.”
Agence France-Presse quoted a Beijing spokesman as saying that the country had not blocked Rubio’s visit despite concerns about his comments when he was a senator. This is Trump’s first visit to the country since taking office in 2024.
The AFP report quoted two diplomats as saying that because the ban was imposed based on the spelling of his first name, his surname was replaced with the Chinese character “Lu”.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States said the sanctions targeted Mr. Rubio’s words and deeds involving China while he was a U.S. senator. So far, the White House has not responded to these reports.
What does Marco Rubio say about the Uyghurs?
As a Republican senator, Rubio was one of China’s fiercest critics, making a series of accusations against the Chinese Communist Party. He accused China of committing “genocide” against Uyghur Muslims, a claim China denies.
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“If I told you that somewhere on this planet, over a million people are incarcerated and have to go through what they’ve been through – having their identity and beliefs taken away from them. You would say, that’s an outrage,” he Said in an interview with NPR.
He later said in a 2021 video statement: “The Chinese Communist Party is committing atrocities against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. More than one million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims are imprisoned in re-education camps and subjected to forced labor. Uyghur women are victims of rape, sexual violence, forced sterilization and forced abortion.”
Trump’s visit to China schedule
Trump arrived in Beijing, China, on Wednesday afternoon. He will visit the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. He will then hold a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Regarding the purpose of the visit, Trump told reporters he planned to discuss “a lot of different things.” The visit received widespread attention amid economic pressure from the war in Iran. It is worth noting that more than 90% of Iran’s crude oil is imported from China.
However, Trump said he did not plan to discuss the Iran war situation with Xi Jinping.
