Trump picks 'old friend' of Prez Xi as US envoy to China

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to be the next US Ambassador to China, choosing an "old friend" of Beijing, after upsetting the Communist giant by his protocol-shattering talk with the Taiwanese president...

Siva Yam, president of the US-China Chamber of Commerce said Terry Branstad is an excellent choice. “President Xi Jinping lived in Iowa for three weeks, and he has a special relationship with Governor Branstad and a passion for the State of Iowa”