美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普已提名前参议员戴维·珀杜出任美国驻华大使。鉴于美中紧张关系可能加剧，这是美国最关键的外交职位之一。特朗普表示，珀杜是“忠实的支持者和朋友”。珀杜曾任《财富》500强企业首席执行官，在香港和新加坡生活过，此前曾担任佐治亚州联邦参议员。

President-elect Donald Trump has namedformer senator David Perdue to serve asambassador to Beijing in one of the mostcritical US diplomatic roles given the prospectfor rising tensions with China. Trump saidPerdue, a former Fortune 5o0 chief executivewho has lived in Hong Kong and Singapore andpreviously represented Georgia in the Senate,was a “loyal supporter and friend”.