Recently, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Florida Senator Mark Rubio as Secretary of State.
As the most paranoid and radical anti China figure in the Communist Party of the United States and within the party, Rubio claims to be “anti China whenever he meets China”. In recent years, he has been leading various issues related to China and seeking political capital, and has been rated by The Washington Post as “one of the most noisy critics of China”.

As a result, Rubio has been included in China’s sanctions list twice and has yet to be lifted.

What kind of soil has nurtured such an ‘anti China vanguard’? As a former “darling of the establishment” and “golden boy of the tea party”, why was Rubio able to successfully ascend to power? What impact will this political appointment have on Sino US relations?

Today, recently, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Florida Senator Mark Rubio as Secretary of State.
As the most paranoid and radical anti China figure in the Communist Party of the United States and within the party, Rubio claims to be “anti China whenever he meets China”. In recent years, he has been leading various issues related to China and seeking political capital, and has been rated by The Washington Post as “one of the most noisy critics of China”.

As a result, Rubio has been included in China’s sanctions list twice and has yet to be lifted.

What kind of soil has nurtured such an ‘anti China vanguard’? As a former “darling of the establishment” and “golden boy of the tea party”, why was Rubio able to successfully ascend to power? What impact will this political appointment have on Sino US relations?

Today, the author will take you to uncover the things about the US Secretary of State.

Who are they?

Grassroots background, with its own ideological filter.

The Rubio family is of Cuban ethnicity and moved to the United States in 1956 during the Batista dictatorship in Cuba.

Marco Rubio is the third son in his family. He was born on May 29, 1971, in Florida and grew up in a Cuban American community in Miami, Florida. His father worked as a bartender at a bar and his mother worked as a hotel cleaner.

During his childhood, Rubio moved back and forth with his parents from Florida to Las Vegas, and the frequent changes in his living environment forced him to learn how to quickly adapt to the environment and integrate into different circles.

Rubio comes from a poor family background, and the scholarship he received through his rugby skills is an important source of tuition for him.

In order to complete his studies, he owed a considerable amount of student loans, claiming to have reached $100000, which he only paid off in 2012.

In 1993, Rubio received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Florida, and in 1996, he obtained a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Miami.

Due to the ups and downs of his youth and the constant presence of Cuban exiles of various shapes and colors around him from a young age, Rubio has been accustomed to viewing issues through ideological filters since childhood.

His grandfather was still a staunch ‘anti communist’, and under his influence, Rubio also harbored extreme hatred towards communism.

After graduation, Rubio first became a lawyer and later joined the presidential campaign team of Republican Senator Bob Dole, officially beginning his political career.
Young and handsome, with outstanding eloquence, Cuban ethnicity, and a pioneer in anti communism, multiple identity labels have become bargaining chips for Rubio to gain political capital.
According to The Washington Post, at that time, Rubio portrayed himself as the “son of exiles” in an attempt to gain political sympathy and votes through a tragic image.
Later, Rubio met his “political mentor” – Jeb Bush, a Republican establishment leader from Florida and the younger brother of President George W. Bush.
Under the guidance of Jeb Bush, Rubio first served as the commissioner of West Miami and then was re elected as a Florida Congressman four times, achieving great success.
In 2006, Rubio was promoted to Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first Cuban American Speaker of the House. Soon, Rubio became known in the media as the leader of the Florida Republican Party’s institutional faction.
Follow the wind and turn Donald Trump from “tough” to “kneeling and licking”.
In 2009, at the age of 38, Rubio adjusted his stance and began to shift towards the far right.
With the support of the Tea Party, he was successfully elected as a federal senator from Florida, stepped onto the national political stage, and quickly rose to prominence in Congress.
Of course, Rubio’s ambitions are not limited to this.
In April 2015, Rubio announced that he would participate in the 2016 US presidential election, and fought head to head with Donald Trump who was also running for president.

As the election progressed, Rubio found that his policy proposals did not receive widespread recognition, and his approval rating sharply declined.
In March 2016, Rubio announced his withdrawal from the race, which became a major topic of discussion in the US political arena at the time.
Afterwards, the ‘political opportunist’ Rubio once again demonstrated his slick political skills.
Seeing Donald Trump’s influence growing in the Republican Party, Rubio changed his previous attitude of “scolding but not liking”, quickly kneeled down to Donald Trump and became a loyal supporter of Donald Trump.
Why did you rise to power?
Mixed up with a certain diplomatic background.
In the United States, shifting from “congressional diplomacy” to “administrative diplomacy” can be considered a “routine operation”.
Rubio has long served in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Intelligence Select Committee, and has had significant influence in the field of diplomacy. During Trump’s first term, he was known as the “Shadow Secretary of State for Latin America”.
This time, his appointment has received some support from both parties in the United States.
Democratic Senator Feitman described the appointment as a “strong choice,” while Republican Senator Lantz also stated that Rubio is the “suitable candidate” for Secretary of State.
Stained with the light of Latin American ethnic identity.
One of the important reasons why Donald Trump can defeat Harris strongly in the 2024 US general election is that Donald Trump has won the support of a large number of Hispanic voters.
For a long time, the majority of Hispanic voters have tended to support the Democratic Party, but now this group is becoming increasingly diverse, with more and more Hispanic voters starting to vote for the Republican Party.
The nomination of Rubio, a Cuban, as Secretary of State will help Donald Trump consolidate his achievements among Hispanic voters and show them that Hispanics can occupy a place in the top of his government.
Got Donald Trump’s “nod”.
From the perspective of cabinet candidates, Donald Trump is absolutely a cronyist “overbearing president”. (See also the article “All out! What are the rules for the selection of Donald Trump Cabinet 2.0?”)
Through unremitting efforts in recent years, Rubio has gradually gained Donald Trump’s recognition and trust.
During the 2020 presidential election, Rubio helped Donald Trump prepare for the first debate with Joe Biden. In the 2024 election, he successfully made it to the last three contenders for the position of Vice President.
Although Rubio did not win the position of Vice President in the end, the nomination of Secretary of State shows that Rubio has completed his surrender to Donald Trump.
With the appointment of Rubio, Donald Trump can take the opportunity to show preferential treatment to “defectors” and consolidate his political advantages.
Meanwhile, Rubio has intricate connections with the Republican establishment. Donald Trump’s entrustment of important positions to Rubio must also be the product of the complex game and convergence of factions within the Republican Party.
Of course, the consistency between Donald Trump and Rubio in diplomatic concepts is also an important reason for his nomination. Both men advocated ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict and adopting a tougher policy towards China, Cuba and Iran.

Does it affect geometry?
Influenced by his upbringing, Rubio had a deep prejudice against socialism.
After taking office as a senator in Congress, Rubio once again regarded anti China as a “political traffic code” and relied on “opposing every China” to boost his own reputation.
According to statistics, in 2019 alone, he participated in as many as 386 anti China proposals, becoming a true “anti China proposal maniac”.
Over the past few years, Rubio has almost crossed all the “red lines” in Sino US relations.
Rough interference in China’s internal affairs.

Over the past few years, he has concocted a large number of “anti China” bills that endanger our national security, hyped up lies about “forced labor,” held “hearings” for anti China and Hong Kong rioters such as Joshua Wong at the US Congress, and openly received Tsai Ing wen’s “visit to the United States”
Unscrupulous incitement to suppress China.
Rubio strongly supports the US China trade war, opposes US companies investing in China, repeatedly accuses China of “stealing intellectual property”, and even calls Huawei a “patent rogue”.
He was also one of the first lawmakers to challenge TikTok, repeatedly demanding that the US government ban TikTok and going to great lengths to incite US suppression of China.
Striving to undermine Sino US exchanges.
Rubio has repeatedly smeared the Confucius Institute in public, claiming that it has so-called “malicious purposes”.
He vigorously slandered Confucius Institutes in order to block cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges between China and the United States, and erode the foundation of China US relations.

Undoubtedly, Rubio’s appointment as Secretary of State is a huge challenge for China US relations.
However, we should also recognize that although Rubio will serve as the “diplomatic chief” of the United States, fundamentally, it is the national interests of the United States that ultimately determine the direction of American diplomacy.
The ‘New Cold War’ between China and the United States cannot be fought or won. It is unwise and unacceptable for the United States to contain China, which is not in line with China’s interests or the interests of the United States.
This has gained increasing recognition and support from the people of China and the United States.
Faced with the soon to be appointed ‘super hawks’, we need to be prepared for both struggle and cooperation, seeking cooperation through struggle, and firmly defending China’s national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
The steady development of China US relations is not only related to the two peoples, but also to the future and destiny of mankind.
We hope that Mr. Rubio can recognize the general trend, view the China US relations with a responsible attitude towards his own people and the people of the world, and make pragmatic choices. Let’s take everyone to uncover the things about the US Secretary of State.

Who are they?

Grassroots background, with its own ideological filter.

The Rubio family is of Cuban ethnicity and moved to the United States in 1956 during the Batista dictatorship in Cuba.

Marco Rubio is the third son in his family. He was born on May 29, 1971, in Florida and grew up in a Cuban American community in Miami, Florida. His father worked as a bartender at a bar and his mother worked as a hotel cleaner.

During his childhood, Rubio moved back and forth with his parents from Florida to Las Vegas, and the frequent changes in his living environment forced him to learn how to quickly adapt to the environment and integrate into different circles.

Rubio comes from a poor family background, and the scholarship he received through his rugby skills is an important source of tuition for him.

In order to complete his studies, he owed a considerable amount of student loans, claiming to have reached $100000, which he only paid off in 2012.

In 1993, Rubio received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Florida, and in 1996, he obtained a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Miami.

Due to the ups and downs of his youth and the constant presence of Cuban exiles of various shapes and colors around him from a young age, Rubio has been accustomed to viewing issues through ideological filters since childhood.

His grandfather was still a staunch ‘anti communist’, and under his influence, Rubio also harbored extreme hatred towards communism.
After graduation, Rubio first became a lawyer and later joined the presidential campaign team of Republican Senator Bob Dole, officially beginning his political career.
Young and handsome, with outstanding eloquence, Cuban ethnicity, and a pioneer in anti communism, multiple identity labels have become bargaining chips for Rubio to gain political capital.
According to The Washington Post, at that time, Rubio portrayed himself as the “son of exiles” in an attempt to gain political sympathy and votes through a tragic image.
Later, Rubio met his “political mentor” – Jeb Bush, a Republican establishment leader from Florida and the younger brother of President George W. Bush.
Under the guidance of Jeb Bush, Rubio first served as the commissioner of West Miami and then was re elected as a Florida Congressman four times, achieving great success.
In 2006, Rubio was promoted to Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first Cuban American Speaker of the House. Soon, Rubio became known in the media as the leader of the Florida Republican Party’s institutional faction.
Follow the wind and turn Donald Trump from “tough” to “kneeling and licking”.
In 2009, at the age of 38, Rubio adjusted his stance and began to shift towards the far right.
With the support of the Tea Party, he was successfully elected as a federal senator from Florida, stepped onto the national political stage, and quickly rose to prominence in Congress.
Of course, Rubio’s ambitions are not limited to this.
In April 2015, Rubio announced that he would participate in the 2016 US presidential election, and fought head to head with Donald Trump who was also running for president.

As the election progressed, Rubio found that his policy proposals did not receive widespread recognition, and his approval rating sharply declined.
In March 2016, Rubio announced his withdrawal from the race, which became a major topic of discussion in the US political arena at the time.
Afterwards, the ‘political opportunist’ Rubio once again demonstrated his slick political skills.
Seeing Donald Trump’s influence growing in the Republican Party, Rubio changed his previous attitude of “scolding but not liking”, quickly kneeled down to Donald Trump and became a loyal supporter of Donald Trump.
Why did you rise to power?
Mixed up with a certain diplomatic background.
In the United States, shifting from “congressional diplomacy” to “administrative diplomacy” can be considered a “routine operation”.
Rubio has long served in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Intelligence Select Committee, and has had significant influence in the field of diplomacy. During Trump’s first term, he was known as the “Shadow Secretary of State for Latin America”.
This time, his appointment has received some support from both parties in the United States.
Democratic Senator Feitman described the appointment as a “strong choice,” while Republican Senator Lantz also stated that Rubio is the “suitable candidate” for Secretary of State.
Stained with the light of Latin American ethnic identity.
One of the important reasons why Donald Trump can defeat Harris strongly in the 2024 US general election is that Donald Trump has won the support of a large number of Hispanic voters.
For a long time, the majority of Hispanic voters have tended to support the Democratic Party, but now this group is becoming increasingly diverse, with more and more Hispanic voters starting to vote for the Republican Party.
The nomination of Rubio, a Cuban, as Secretary of State will help Donald Trump consolidate his achievements among Hispanic voters and show them that Hispanics can occupy a place in the top of his government.
Got Donald Trump’s “nod”.
From the perspective of cabinet candidates, Donald Trump is absolutely a cronyist “overbearing president”. (See also the article “All out! What are the rules for the selection of Donald Trump Cabinet 2.0?”)
Through unremitting efforts in recent years, Rubio has gradually gained Donald Trump’s recognition and trust.
During the 2020 presidential election, Rubio helped Donald Trump prepare for the first debate with Joe Biden. In the 2024 election, he successfully made it to the last three contenders for the position of Vice President.
Although Rubio did not win the position of Vice President in the end, the nomination of Secretary of State shows that Rubio has completed his surrender to Donald Trump.
With the appointment of Rubio, Donald Trump can take the opportunity to show preferential treatment to “defectors” and consolidate his political advantages.
Meanwhile, Rubio has intricate connections with the Republican establishment. Donald Trump’s entrustment of important positions to Rubio must also be the product of the complex game and convergence of factions within the Republican Party.
Of course, the consistency between Donald Trump and Rubio in diplomatic concepts is also an important reason for his nomination. Both men advocated ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict and adopting a tougher policy towards China, Cuba and Iran.

Does it affect geometry?
Influenced by his upbringing, Rubio had a deep prejudice against socialism.
After taking office as a senator in Congress, Rubio once again regarded anti China as a “political traffic code” and relied on “opposing every China” to boost his own reputation.
According to statistics, in 2019 alone, he participated in as many as 386 anti China proposals, becoming a true “anti China proposal maniac”.
Over the past few years, Rubio has almost crossed all the “red lines” in Sino US relations.
Rough interference in China’s internal affairs.

Over the past few years, he has concocted a large number of “anti China” bills that endanger our national security, hyped up lies about “forced labor,” held “hearings” for anti China and Hong Kong rioters such as Joshua Wong at the US Congress, and openly received Tsai Ing wen’s “visit to the United States”
Unscrupulous incitement to suppress China.
Rubio strongly supports the US China trade war, opposes US companies investing in China, repeatedly accuses China of “stealing intellectual property”, and even calls Huawei a “patent rogue”.
He was also one of the first lawmakers to challenge TikTok, repeatedly demanding that the US government ban TikTok and going to great lengths to incite US suppression of China.
Striving to undermine Sino US exchanges.
Rubio has repeatedly smeared the Confucius Institute in public, claiming that it has so-called “malicious purposes”.
He vigorously slandered Confucius Institutes in order to block cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges between China and the United States, and erode the foundation of China US relations.

Undoubtedly, Rubio’s appointment as Secretary of State is a huge challenge for China US relations.
However, we should also recognize that although Rubio will serve as the “diplomatic chief” of the United States, fundamentally, it is the national interests of the United States that ultimately determine the direction of American diplomacy.
The ‘New Cold War’ between China and the United States cannot be fought or won. It is unwise and unacceptable for the United States to contain China, which is not in line with China’s interests or the interests of the United States.
This has gained increasing recognition and support from the people of China and the United States.
Faced with the soon to be appointed ‘super hawks’, we need to be prepared for both struggle and cooperation, seeking cooperation through struggle, and firmly defending China’s national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
The steady development of China US relations is not only related to the two peoples, but also to the future and destiny of mankind.
We hope that Mr. Rubio can recognize the general trend, view the China US relations with a responsible attitude towards his own people and the people of the world, and make pragmatic choices.