Ambassador of the United States to China confirmed: US Senate confirms Trump's nomination of former congressman Perdue as ambassador to China.

The US Senate officially confirmed on Tuesday, April 29, President Trump's nomination of former Republican Congressman and businessman David Perdue as the US Ambassador to China. This move occurred amidst deep trade conflicts between the US and China, attracting attention. Agence France-Presse reported that it is expected that Perdue will play a key role in handling Sino-US relations.

According to AFP, the 75-year-old David Perdue was once a federal senator from the southeastern state of Georgia. He was among the few Republicans who publicly supported Trump's baseless claim of election fraud after the 2020 presidential election - an election in which Trump lost to Biden, who was later elected president.

This month, when Perdue attended the Senate confirmation hearing, he was not questioned much about his stance during Trump's first term opposing the imposition of tariffs on China.

Perdue has extensive business experience, having served as an executive for the American sports brand Reebok and the discount retail chain Dollar General. As early as 2018, he stated that in the US-China trade conflict, the US should adopt "more targeted" measures rather than blanket taxation.

At the hearing, senators did not mention Perdue's support for outsourcing manufacturing jobs to China - one of the core reasons behind the Trump administration's current large-scale tariff hikes on China.

It is said that during his tenure as a senior executive in international companies, Perdue lived in Hong Kong for many years. On December 5 last year, President Trump announced the nomination of Perdue as the new US Ambassador to China, praising him as a loyal supporter whose business experience made him well-suited for the position, "helpful in establishing productive working relationships with Chinese leaders."

Perdue will succeed career diplomat Burns, appointed by former President Biden in 2022. Burns' appointment faced delays in the Senate partly due to current Secretary of State Rubio questioning his past commercial dealings with China.

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