Florida's Senator Marco Rubio, nominated by president-elect Donald Trump as Secretary of State, sharply criticised China's global ambitions during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, singling out Beijing's involvement in the Panama Canal as a significant threat to US national security.

By Patricia Zengerle, Simon Lewis, Doina Chiacu and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, warned on Wednesday that the U.

Among President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio may face the easiest confirmation process.

A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is expected to sail through the nomination process.

Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, warned on Wednesday that the U.S. must change course to avoid becoming more ...

Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the president-elect's secretary of state nominee.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has promised to implement Donald Trump's "America First" agenda as the next Secretary of State.

Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but ...

Officials in Beijing have criticized Marco Rubio's comments on China and labeled them "unwarranted attacks." Rubio on Wednesday condemned China as "dangerous."