Donald Trump’s ambassador to China has a 30-year friendship with Xi Jinping
Donald Trump’s chosen ambassador to Beijing, one of the US’s most important foreign envoys, has just been confirmed, four months into his presidency. During that time, China’s hardly been on the backburner—Trump hosted China’s president Xi Jinping at his private Florida resort, and announced a 10-point agreement (paywall) with China on trade. On May 22,…