Internet reports that U.S. Secretary of State Rubio announced on the 22nd that the U.S. State Department will implement a comprehensive restructuring plan to streamline personnel and cut costs, and implement the "America First" foreign policy promoted by U.S. President Trump. Rubio said in a statement on the same day that the United States is "facing huge challenges on a global scale.""The current State Department is bloated and has serious bureaucracy, making it difficult to fulfill its important diplomatic mission in the new era of major power competition." The reorganization plan aims to bring the U.S. State Department "into the 21st century" to better advance U.S. core national interests. According to U.S. media reports, the first phase of the U.S. State Department's comprehensive restructuring plan will cut approximately 15% of employees in the United States and abolish 132 offices. About 700 positions are expected to be cut in Washington, D.C., and some institutions related to democracy, human rights, diversity and other matters will be closed down. At the same time, some new institutions will be established, including the establishment of a new department to deal with so-called "emerging threats", focusing on areas such as cybersecurity and the proliferation of artificial intelligence. (Xinhua Agency)