Senate confirms former Sen. David Perdue as Trump’s US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world’s two largest economies.

Perdue, a Republican who served one term as a U.S. senator from Georgia, was confirmed 67-29 with some Democratic support. At his confirmation hearing this month, the former business executive called the U.S. relationship with China the “most consequential diplomatic challenge of the 21st century.”

“Our approach to China should be nuanced, nonpartisan and strategic,” Perdue said.

Before launching his political career, Perdue held a string of top executive positions, including at Sara Lee, Reebok and Dollar General.

As a business executive, Perdue has lived in Hong Kong and touted his global perspective. He’s been criticized for having outsourced jobs to China but embraced Trump’s “America First” strategy during his confirmation hearing, vowing to help “ensure our own national and economic security remains uncompromised.”

At the hearing, Perdue also said Washington and Beijing should “seek areas where our interests align to develop a better and safer working relationship.”

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just close the embassy better.

We need US to kasi peramzz sikit in their own salty juice till mid next year....

then only CCP should get back into nego table. US would be very well mannered by then...

Why cant they pick an asian/chinese american diplomat, easier to communicate with the chinese

That is the first step to WW3

wrong person bro....wrong altogether

they should have chosen john cena instead

This. Stupid ang moh don't understand how we think.

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Since when was languages hereditary?