US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday in Malaysia on the sidelines of ASEAN talks, where Washington's tariffs are in sharp focus. Earlier Friday Rubio met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi had a "positive" meeting in Malaysia on Friday, both sides said, in an apparent bid to ease tensions between the rival powers.

Rubio described the meeting as “constructive” and that the two nations can learn to manage their differences while exploring areas of cooperation.