US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he was working on a possible sit-down in coming days with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an Asean meeting in Malaysia amid a contentious trade dispute.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow over issues from trade to security and China’s support

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting. The US and China disagree on various issues, including trade, Taiwan and Russia's war in Ukraine.