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State Department cuts China policy staff amid major overhaul
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio was making his first trip to Asia last week, staff members who coordinated the policy engagements with partner countries and drafted his talking points were about to be fired, according to two State Department officials.
The sweeping State Department reorganization that was launched last week has trimmed personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to Beijing's aggression in Asia and deal with the global tech competition with China, said current and former officials, who, like others interviewed, spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals.
