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Subtle dig or linguistic loophole? Speculation Rubio's new Chinese name skirts sanctions

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Substituting the neutral ‘卢’ with ‘鲁’ comes with a host of unflattering connotations

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The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (photo) was at the US President Donald Trump's committee in Beijing this week. Trump took a group of businessmen and met with dictator Xi Jinping. In the official Chinese documents on the visit, the first syllable of the name of Rubio appears translated by a Mandarin character different from that of... The post Crusoe: Why China changed the name of Marco Rubio appeared first on The Antagonist.

·São Paulo, Brazil
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The transliteration technique is not new: Donald Trump also has two names in the Chinese language.

·Portugal
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IOL Portugal broke the news in Portugal on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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