Did China change Marco Rubio’s name to let him in?
- Posted on May 14, 2026
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Did China change Marco Rubio’s name to let him in?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in China, despite being sanctioned in 2020 when he was a senator. Users online have noticed a change in the Chinese translation of his name and are theorizing that this is a loophole to explain why he’s been allowed in the country. CNN’s Steven Jiang explains why this is unlikely.
