Chinese social media users react to Rubio’s tracksuit photo, calling it a ‘meaningless gimmick’ and raising questions about sanctions
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenMeredith ChenPublished: 6:45pm, 13 May 2026In the hours before Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing to begin his state visit, an unexpected detail caught the internet’s attention: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s choice of travel attire.Instead of the tailored formalwear typically expected of a top diplomat, Rubio appeared in a grey Nike tracksuit on the Beijing-bound Air Force One – an ensemble social media users quickly recognised as the “Maduro arrest look”.White House communications director Steven Cheung posted a photo of the top diplomat in the outfit on Wednesday with the caption: “Secretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech ‘Venezuela’ on Air Force One!”
