Branstad to serve as ambassador to China

But his experience running Iowa, the top US state for production of corn, soybeans and pigs, may not have prepared him for the more delicate tasks of diplomacy with Beijing, they said. Last week, the incoming Republican president broke nearly four decades of diplomatic protocol by speaking directly to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. He has threatened to slap tariffs of up to 45 percent on Chinese goods if Beijing didn’t “behave”. A statement officially announcing the appointment is expected later Wednesday.

Branstad, 70, is the longest-serving governor in US history.

Before his nomination was announced, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang called Branstad an “old friend” of China when asked in Beijing about a Bloomberg report on the appointment, although he said China would work with any USA ambassador.

Nobel economics prize laureate Oliver Hart says he’s not impressed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for the USA economy. “We are willing to work with whomever takes his position to strive for the continued, sound and steady development of bilateral ties”. Branstad, 70, who campaigned with Trump in Iowa, met with him at Trump Tower in NY on Tuesday.

Terry Branstad has been chosen to be Ambassador to China by President-elect Donald Trump – an offer he has accepted, according to several media reports.

Trump beat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in Iowa, becoming only the second Republican to win the state since 1984. Afterwards, Branstad told reporters he was “very proud” to have supported Trump during the campaign. -China relationship over the next four years couldn’t possibly be higher.

Trump has also threatened to cancel a ballooning contract for two new Air Force One jets, one of the most glittering assets of the United States presidency, in an apparent drive to cut back on government spending. By electing President-elect Trump on November 8, this message was sent loud and clear by the voters.

“It’s the president-elect’s prerogative to pick up the phone and say hello to whoever’s calling him”, said Young. “They get along really well, and the governor believes that President Xi is very personable”.

Trump had suggested Branstad as the country’s ambassador to China during campaign appearances in the Hawkeye state earlier this year. As with so much else, it’s too soon to tell.

“At this point, his tweets and remarks certainly have attracted the most attention”, he said.

The only masonic lodges that exist in China today are in Taiwan. The pair first met in 1985, when Xi, then a provincial agricultural official, visited Iowa.

In 2013, he returned to Iowa as China’s incoming president and met with Branstad for a formal dinner in Des Moines between meetings in Washington, D.C., with President Barack Obama and a trip to California.

The question of what Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is going to do in light of the 2018 Iowa gubernatorial race has been answered.

The six-term governor, the longest-serving in American history, and his state voted for Trump by the largest margin for a Republican since Ronald Reagan in 1980. China is one of Iowa’s largest export markets for agricultural products.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4:14 p.m. December 7 to reflect a released comment from Gov. Branstad in a release from President-elect Trump. Branstad, who has experienced these benefits as a state official, will be tasked with beginning to bridge the divide between the United States and China.

“Given Xi’s penchant to keeping things close-hold, it is important for the U.S.to have a reliable and direct communication channel to him”, said Bonnie Glaser, senior adviser for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Mr Trump will be in Iowa on Thursday for a stop on his post-election victory tour. Trump wrote in a series of tweets on Sunday after China expressed umbrage at his call with the president of Taiwan.