International relationsRubio says 'odds are high' for Trump-Xi summit after talks with Wang
Top diplomats hold first in-person meeting months after Trump's inauguration
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, front second left, meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, second right, on the sidelines of an ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11. © AP
YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI and YUKIO TAJIMA
WASHINGTON/BEIJING -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first in-person meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, and suggested that a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely this year.