The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) to become the ambassador to China, filling a key role for the administration while it remains embroiled in a trade battle with Beijing.
Senators voted 67-29 to confirm Perdue, who served one term in the upper chamber before losing narrowly in 2020 to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.).
The confirmation comes at a crucial time for the administration as it wages a trade war with China. President Trump has slapped a massive 145 percent levy on imports from China, the biggest set of tariffs against any nation as part of the White House’s trade policy. China hit back with a 125 percent tariff on U.S. products.
Despite Trump recently saying he has a good relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, neither side has blinked.
“Nothing. No update,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Monday on Capitol Hill when asked if there was any movement.
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