EXPLAINER The state secretary, who is under Chinese sanctions, is on a state visit to Beijing under the name ‘Marco Lu’. How did United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio enter China despite being under sanctions by Beijing? Well, this became possible thanks to a linguistic workaround and diplomatic protocol by China, which had sanctioned Rubio twice when he was still a senator. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Trump arrives in China for two-day summit with Xi list 2 of 3 Trump-Xi summit: China’s help in Iran may require US concessions list 3 of 3 Three Republicans break ranks, but Senate fails to curb Trump’s war powers end of list Rubio accompanied US President Donald Trump on his first trip to China after Beijing changed the transliteration of Rubio’s name. “China has done that using a sleight of hand: His name is spelled different in official documents for this visit,” Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher said, reporting from the Chinese capital.…