Mr ‘Indispensable’: China’s top diplomat to US Cui Tiankai to stay on in Biden era

China’s top envoy to the United States Cui Tiankai is expected to stay on in the job to help handle the volatile relations between the two countries, according to diplomatic sources in Beijing.

The decision to keep the veteran diplomat in Washington is believed to be part of Beijing’s plans to manage tensions with the new US administration and prepare for confrontational competition over the long term.