Beijing, May 14 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that United States must prepare for long-term strategic competition with Beijing while maintaining diplomatic engagement to avoid conflict.
In a wide-ranging interview with Sean Hannity aboard Air Force One, declared China as America's "top geopolitical challenge" while warning Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a direct threat to global stability.
"China believes it will surpass the United States and become the world's most powerful country," Rubio said, adding that Washington will not allow Beijing's rise to come "at America's expense."The Secretary of State stressed that issues including trade imbalances, intellectual property theft, Taiwan, supply-chain dependency, and China...