President-Elect Trump Has Picked Iowa Governor Branstad To Be The Next U.S. Ambassador To China

Perez Hilton

December 07, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump meets Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as he speaks during Iowa Senator Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Scott Morgan

Reuters: Trump picks Iowa Governor Branstad as U.S. ambassador to China: transition official

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next U.S. ambassador to China, a transition official said on Wednesday, choosing a longstanding friend of Beijing after rattling the world's second-largest economy by speaking to Taiwan's president.

The appointment of Branstad may help to ease trade tensions between the two countries, the world's two biggest agricultural producers, diplomats and trade experts said. It also suggests that Trump may be ready to take a less combative stance towards China than many expected, the experts said.

The New York real estate developer, who defeated Hillary Clinton in last month's election, has said he intends to declare China a currency manipulator when he takes office on Jan. 20 and has threatened to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese goods coming into the United States.

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WNU Editor: As predicted a few days ago .... The Next U.S. Ambassador To China Is A Long Time Friend of Chinese President Xi (December 4, 2016). What's my take .... President-Elect Trump has selected someone that he knows will get along well with Chinese President Xi.

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