Trump announces former Sen. Perdue as pick for China envoy, stresses peace and cooperation

Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), President-elect Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to China, will be key to ensuring peace in Asia and fostering a “productive working relationship” with Beijing, Trump said on Thursday. Perdue, who served one term in the Senate before losing a re-election bid to Sen. John Ossoff (D-GA) in 2020, unsuccessfully ran for governor in Georgia two years later. He is a Trump loyalist who generally sided with hardliners on China issues during his Senate term...