China’s Wang Yi warns Rubio to approach Taiwan affairs with ‘utmost caution’

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi

warned the US to approach Taiwan affairs with “utmost caution” in a call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio

, calling for Washington to expand cooperation and manage risks with Beijing.

Wang told Rubio on Tuesday that having constructive and strategically stable ties was in the interests of the two countries and the international community, adding that both countries should “remove interference, overcome obstacles, and stay firmly on this correct path”.

Building such a relationship “is not just a slogan” and it “requires action, moving towards each other and persistent efforts”, he said.

“To that end, both sides should lengthen the list of cooperation, create more positive agendas, while also shortening the list of problems and managing various risks and hidden dangers.