There is a “high probability” that US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet this year, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday he had "positive and constructive" talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as the two major powers vied to push their agendas in Asia at a time of tension over Washington's tariff offensive.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first high-stakes meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur, amid rising trade tensions and diplomatic maneuvering in the Indo-Pacific. The nearly hour-long closed-door discussion took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting and marked the first face-to-face encounter between the two.