Pakistan, July 22 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila. The talks came amid rising tensions over the Middle East and the South China Sea. The meeting highlighted ongoing diplomatic engagement between the world's two largest economies.

Rubio and Wang were expected to discuss a possible summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump recently said the meeting could take place at the end of September. However, neither official spoke to reporters before the talks.

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The meeting followed a fragile truce between Washington and Beijing. Meanwhile, tensions remain over U...