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Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China

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Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz share hard-line stance on China and Iran .

Rubio and Waltz are fairly mainstream conservatives with foreign policy experience.

They've shown themselves willing to adapt their foreign-policy positions to echo aspects of Trump 's more isolationist “ America First ” approach.

Rubio is known in China for his ideologically driven, anti-communism stance.

Waltz is a former Green Beret with combat tours in Afghanistan and the Middle East .

He’s supported Western backing for Ukraine , saying doing nothing would invite further Russian aggression in Europe and draw in U.S. troops.

But Waltz increasingly emphasizes the importance of Ukraine 's neighbors stepping up, saying Europeans should be spending more on Ukraine 's defense.