President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday night that he nominated former U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) as the next U.S. ambassador to communist China.
“As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a 40-year International business career, and served in the U.S. Senate, David brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China,” Trump said in a statement. “He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China’s leaders.”
Perdue has lived in Hong Kong and Singapore and has spent much of his career working in Asia, including China.
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“In the U.S. Senate, he served on the Armed Services Committee, where he was Chair of the powerful Sea Power Subcommittee,” Trump said. “He also served on the Foreign Relations Committee, the only Republican to…
