I want the world to know that I have a personal relationship with him (Trump). He loves America deeply, and I am glad to serve as your representative in China," said David Perdue, the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to China during his swearing-in ceremony.

David Perdue (born December 1949) is a male American from Georgia, a member of the Republican Party, and graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. He has served as an executive or CEO for well-known companies such as Sara Lee Group, Reebok, and Dollar Tree, with a career spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas. From 2015 to 2021, he was a U.S. Senator representing Georgia, serving as Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Navy and also held positions within the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In September 2019, as co-chair of the Senate "U.S.-China Working Group," he visited China alongside Senator Daines.

On December 5, 2024, Trump nominated David Perdue as the new U.S. Ambassador to China. On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment as the U.S. Ambassador to China with a vote of 67 in favor and 29 against. On May 7, David Perdue was sworn in at the Oval Office. In his nomination statement, Trump emphasized Perdue's 40 years of international business experience, most of which were spent in Asia and China, including living in Singapore and Hong Kong, and his loyalty to Trump.

Perdue is known in the business world as a "turnaround master" but is also controversial due to "outsourcing manufacturing." During his confirmation hearing, he described Sino-U.S. relations as "the most critical diplomatic challenge of the 21st century" and claimed he would handle China relations with "meticulous, non-partisan, and strategic approaches." However, he reiterated his hawkish stance on China, stating that China is engaged in a "new type of war" against the United States and poses a threat to the "current world order," listing the containment of China's precursor chemical exports as one of his "top priorities" after taking office.

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