By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and Beijing said he told the known China hawk that the direction and tone of U.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a longtime China hawk, expressed concern about Beijing’s coercive behavior against Taiwan and aggression in the South China Sea in his first formal call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday,

China and the United States should find the right way to get along in the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held at the latter's request on Friday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Friday, China's foreign ministry said, the first call between the two top diplomats since President Donald Trump's administration took office on Monday.

China’s top diplomat spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call Friday, despite the former Republican senator still being under Beijing’s sanctions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, marking the first contact between the Trump administration and China. They discussed relations, Taiwan, and trade tensions.

Mr Wang said he hoped Mr Rubio would play a constructive role for the good of the people of both countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.