Looks like Marco Rubio is gonna be Secretary of State. Which is minister responsible for Taiwan.

At first glance his cred looks good. He's actually been banned by CCP from visiting China coz of his hurtful remarks about totalitarianism. I wonder if the ban will be lifted - or will all meetings need to occur off-shore?

Rubio: Communist China is not, and will never be, a friend to democratic nations. The international community must continue to stand with Taiwan as they defend their sovereignty and freedom.

They (CCP) have leverage over our economy. They have influence over our society. They have an army of unpaid lobbyists here in Washington.

According to the article: He lamented that big businesses' greed contributed to China's rapid rise, which the CCP capitalized on by stealing trade secrets and exporting authoritarianism globally.

He has been outspoken on Hong Kong (which caused his ban), as well as Xin-Jiang.

Which is all perfectly fine, if he still holds to that - not a whichever-way-the-wind-blows customer. Or a roll-over.

Trump has said he will put hawk-guys into super-power meetings as a bluff tactic to scare people - to set an outer-limit. Then make the deal somewhere in between - it's all part of the art. The question is still open on what he might be angling for in that deal, & where it lands.