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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies

Trump expected to appoint China critics Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz

Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz composite
Rubio (left) and Waltz, whom Donald Trump is expected to appoint as secretary of state and national security adviser. Composite: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg/Tom Williams/Getty Images

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly decided to appoint the prominent China hawks Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz as his respective secretary of state and national security adviser.

Rubio was arguably the most hawkish option on Trump’s shortlist for secretary of state, and he has in past years advocated for a muscular foreign policy with respect to America’s geopolitical foes, including China, Iran and Cuba.

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