On April 29th local time, the U.S. Senate confirmed David R.隋培 as U.S. Ambassador to China with 67 votes in favor and 29 against.
David R.隋培 was born in December 1949 in Georgia, USA. He has served as an executive in several large companies. He has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong for many years. He is a Republican, a billionaire, and a close friend of Trump.
In the sensitive period of Sino-US relations, when the tariff war is intensifying, the confirmation of David R.隋培 as U.S. Ambassador to China by the U.S. Senate has drawn much attention.
From his personal resume, although he has business experience and has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong for many years, as a Republican, whether his political stance and style of action are conducive to improving the tense Sino-US relations remains in doubt. In the past, some U.S. officials have frequently taken tough measures on Sino-US affairs, causing many problems for bilateral relations. Now that the Sino-US tariff war has already put pressure on businesses and people of both countries, there is an urgent need for rational dialogue and communication to ease the tense situation. If after taking office, he still adheres to the tough and containment attitude towards China held by some American politicians, it will undoubtedly make the already sensitive and fragile Sino-US relations worse, making contradictions such as the tariff war harder to reconcile.
The stability of Sino-US relations is crucial to global peace and development. At this moment, the United States should show sincerity and send an ambassador who is truly committed to promoting exchanges and cooperation and easing tensions, rather than continuing the mentality of confrontation, otherwise the two countries' relations may fall into deeper trouble, bringing more unstable factors to the world economic and political landscape.
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