US Secretary of State Rubio said at the year-end press conference on the 19th that the US is confident that while continuing to maintain a strong partnership and alliance with Japan, it will find ways to cooperate productively with the Chinese government. This statement drew attention from the outside world to the direction of America's Asia-Pacific policy. According to reports from various US media such as Bloomberg and “Voice of America,” the press conference lasted about two hours. Rubio focused on America's role in easing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the conflict between Palestine and Israel, and defended the US government's measures to increase military pressure on Venezuela. During the question-and-answer phase, he was asked by media reporters how he viewed the recent escalation of tension between Japan and China. Rubio said that Japan is a very close ally of the United States. The long-standing tense relationship between China and Japan is one of the dynamic factors that need balance in the Asia-Pacific region, and the US is confident of finding this balance. He said, “We are convinced that we can continue to maintain a strong and strong partnership and alliance with Japan and achieve this in a constructive way that allows us to continue to find cooperation with China.”

US Secretary of State Rubio said at the year-end press conference on the 19th that the US is confident that while continuing to maintain a strong partnership and alliance with Japan, it will find ways to cooperate productively with the Chinese government. This statement drew attention from the outside world to the direction of America's Asia-Pacific policy. According to reports from various US media such as Bloomberg and “Voice of America,” the press conference lasted about two hours. Rubio focused on America's role in easing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the conflict between Palestine and Israel, and defended the US government's measures to increase military pressure on Venezuela. During the question-and-answer phase, he was asked by media reporters how he viewed the recent escalation of tension between Japan and China. Rubio said that Japan is a very close ally of the United States. The long-standing tense relationship between China and Japan is one of the dynamic factors that need balance in the Asia-Pacific region, and the US is confident of finding this balance. He said, “We are convinced that we can continue to maintain a strong and strong partnership and alliance with Japan and achieve this in a constructive way that allows us to continue to find cooperation with China.”