New US ambassador: North Korea a top priority
(VOVWORLD) - The new US ambassador to China has said that preventing any threat posed by North Korea will be a top priority, along with resolving the US-China trade imbalance, according to a video message released on Monday.
Terry Branstad is confirmed on May 24, 2017 as the new US ambassador to China. (Photo: AFP)
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Terry Branstad was confirmed last month but his arrival date has yet to be announced. The United States ran a trade deficit of 347 billion USD with China last year, according to US Treasury figures. It is said that the imbalance is of great concern to US President Donald Trump.