How China Changed Rubio's Name to Let Him Join Trump Summit Despite Sanctions The recent visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Beijing, where he met with President Xi Jinping as part of a high stakes summit with President Donald Trump, has sparked questions about diplomatic protocol and the limits of Chinese sanctions.
The answer lies in a linguistic workaround that highlights the complexities of international relations and transliteration.
Rubio's presence at the summit was no small feat, given his outspoken criticism of Beijing's human rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.