Donald Trump’s pick for Beijing envoy affirms US commitment to one-China policy


President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Beijing said on Thursday that the US leader’s strategy for China would involve “some pain” and claimed that allies must do more to counter the Asian country.

Speaking in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, David Perdue, a former Republican senator representing Georgia, also affirmed Washington’s commitment to a one-China policy.

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