Former Chinese envoy to US urges Washington to respect China's core interests

Cui Tiankai, former Chinese ambassador to the United States, talks with China Daily reporter Ian Goodrum on Jan 10, 2022. - China Daily

BEIJING (China Daily/Asia News Network): As the longest-serving Chinese ambassador to the United States, a role he filled from April 2013 to June 2021, Cui Tiankai, 70, has definitely been a policy influencer in China-US relations.

Speaking of Cui's tenure in Washington DC, former US president Jimmy Carter said in a letter to him that he provided "calm, steadiness and sensibility during uncertain times".