Anand, Rubio Agree on Need to Counter China’s ‘Coercive Activity’

Anand, Rubio Agree on Need to Counter China’s ‘Coercive Activity’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand at the U.S. State Department in Washington on Aug. 21, 2025. AP Photo/Cliff Owen
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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have reaffirmed their alignment on key international issues, including the need to push back against Beijing’s “coercive activity” on the global stage, Rubio says.

Rubio made the comments in an Aug. 21 social media post, following a meeting with Anand the same day at the U.S. State Department in Washington. He said the two officials found common ground on key issues facing the international stage.