Rubio says U.S. to work with China without hurting ties with Japan

The United States will find ways to work with China without undermining Washington's security commitments to Japan and other allies in the Indo-Pacific region, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.Rubio's statement during a rare press conference at the State Department came as tensions between Japan and China have flared anew over Taiwan, and while President Donald Trump's administration has sought to forge a better relationship with Beijing.Despite difficulties with China over many issues, Rubio said, the United States needs to engage with the world's second-largest economy as it wil…READ FULL ARTICLE