According to NBC, David Muldow was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to China on May 7 local time. U.S. President Trump attended the inauguration ceremony.

Trump said, "Now, I entrust Muldow to help handle one of the most complex and important diplomatic relations for the United States. I know he will do a great job."

Muldow responded, "I am delighted to be your representative in China."

On May 7 local time, Muldow was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to China, and Trump attended the inauguration ceremony. NBC video screenshot.

Last December 5, after winning the election, Trump announced that he had chosen Muldow to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China in the new administration.

In the nomination statement, Trump said that Muldow has 40 years of international business experience, has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong, and spent most of his career working in Asia and China.

Trump emphasized at that time that Muldow's valuable expertise would help implement strategies to maintain peace in the region and play an important role in building a productive working relationship with China.

In the confirmation hearing held in early April, Muldow described the Sino-U.S. relationship as "the most critical diplomatic challenge of the 21st century," while claiming that he would handle relations with China in a "meticulous, non-partisan, and strategic way."

Although tasked with easing tensions between China and the U.S., Muldow, as a long-time ally of Trump, emphasized his loyalty to Trump during the hearing and reiterated his hawkish stance on China, falsely claiming that China is engaged in a "new type of war" with the U.S. and unjustly accusing China of posing a threat to the "current world order."

In addition, he repeated the blame-shifting tactics of the Trump administration on the fentanyl issue, claiming that curbing the export of precursor chemicals from China would be one of his "top priorities" upon assuming office.

After putting forward many tough views, Muldow stated that China and the U.S. should "find common ground to build a better and safer cooperative relationship."

On April 29, the U.S. Senate confirmed Muldow, aged 75, as the U.S. Ambassador to China with a vote of 67 in favor and 29 against.

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