On June 5th, the American media quoted a source in the State Council as saying that David Rank, the acting ambassador of the United States to China (also known as the Chargé d 'affaires of the American Embassy in China), had decided to submit his resignation to his superiors in the State Council because he was dissatisfied with President Trump's announcement to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement on June 1.

According to this source, the State Council officials have heard Ruan Dawei's resignation report, but the news has not been officially announced.

Regarding the reasons for Ruan Dawei's resignation, Pan Wen, a former Washington post correspondent in Beijing, wrote on Twitter: Ruan Dawei is a diplomat with 27 years' experience. The source pointed out that "he (Ruan Dawei) cannot endorse Trump's climate policy."

Ruan Dawei resigned, and Mary Polly, spokeswoman of the US Embassy in China, told the media on June 6: "This is Mr. Ruan Dawei's personal decision. We are very grateful to him for serving the State Council for many years. "

654381October 20th, on the day when Trump officially took office as president, he asked all foreign ambassadors appointed by the former government to leave immediately, including Baucus, then ambassador to China. Therefore, from June+10 this year, Ruan Dawei was appointed as the acting ambassador of the United States to China, and he will perform the duties of the American ambassador to China before the new ambassador takes office.

Terry branstad, Trump's new ambassador to China, is expected to arrive in Beijing as soon as the end of this month or early next month. Mary Polly revealed that Jonathan Fritz, Economic Affairs Counselor of the US Embassy in China, will be the temporary representative after Ruan Dawei's resignation. It is not clear whether branstad will leave early because of this.

Ruan Dawei arrived in China on June 20 16 and served as the deputy director of the US Embassy in China. Prior to that, he served as the director of the Afghan Affairs Office in the State Council, the senior adviser of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, and served as the political counselor of the US Embassy in Kabul on 201-2012. 20 15 won the the State Council Outstanding Honor Award for its important role in ensuring the return of the only American soldier detained by the Afghan enemy. 1990 Before joining the State Council, Ruan Dawei worked in Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai, Athens and Port Louis, Mauritius. He is fluent in Chinese, French, Dari and Greek.