Sputnik — Trump Says US Must Improve Relations With China

Trump introduced to the rally his choice as US ambassador to China, Iowa’s current governor Terry Branstad. He said Branstad had visited China on six official US trade missions. 

“One of the most important relationships we have to improve is our relations with China,” Trump said on Thursday.

I would say that Trump is signaling that he will be a tough negotiator but has no intention of blowing the relationship up.

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Trump Says US Must Improve Relations With China

Sputnik — Chinese Press Calls for Nuclear Build-Up to Face Trump’s US

Donald Trump's good cop-bad cop China policy.

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Chinese Press Calls for Nuclear Build-Up to Face Trump’s US

Beijing Welcomes Appointment of Xi Jinping's Friend as US Ambassador to China

Reuters — Trump picks longtime friend of Beijing as U.S. ambassador to China

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next U.S. ambassador to China, choosing a longstanding friend of Beijing after rattling the world's second largest economy with tough talk on trade and a telephone call with the leader of Taiwan.

The appointment may help to ease trade tensions between the two countries, the world's two biggest agricultural producers, diplomats and trade experts said. It also suggests that Trump may be ready to take a less combative stance towards China than many expected, they said.

Trump adopts a soft line here that is pro-business. Branstad is a shoe-in for confirmation. Good choice.

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Trump picks longtime friend of Beijing as U.S. ambassador to China

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