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China Bypasses Travel Ban for Trump-Xi Meeting

Updated 2026-05-13 20:05 UTC 1 source Neutral

China altered the transliteration of Marco Rubio’s name to bypass a travel ban, allowing him to attend a high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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The Hill
China has altered the transliteration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name, a bureaucratic workaround that allowed him to enter the country for a high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, according to reports. Rubio was sanctioned as a U.S. senator b
2026-05-13 19:29 UTC
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