Lv Xiang, an expert on American issues at China Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times reporter that at present, it seems that the current US government wants to give priority to direct dialogue with China through a higher-level deputy secretary of state, rather than solving problems through ambassador communication. He said that at present, Sino-US relations are sensitive, complicated and thorny. As an executor of domestic policies rather than a decision-maker, the role that the ambassador to China can play is quite limited, and he needs to wait for his superiors to "set the tone" before taking office on more major issues.

Some experts believe that the delay in appointing the US ambassador to China is also closely related to the characteristics of Biden's China policy. Li Haidong, a professor at China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times that one of the most striking features of Biden's China policy is to "consider the extraterritorial factors of China's diplomacy", that is, the key is not to seek China's compromise and concessions on the issue of American pressure, because this goal is difficult to achieve, but to push more other countries into the track of following the comprehensive strategic competition between the United States and China by intensifying disputes related to China.

In this context, it is expected that the Biden administration will only consider appointing ambassadors to China after rationalizing its relations with allies and partnerships and appointing ambassadors to these countries.

However, it is worth mentioning that the Biden administration is seriously lagging behind in appointing many important officials. Some analysts believe that part of the reason for this phenomenon is that the Biden administration does not want its candidates to be forced to face various challenges and harsh voices at congressional hearings, thus reducing the space for the government to deal with thorny issues.

Some people familiar with the nomination believe that due to the shortage of manpower in the State Council's security department, the background check and ethics review procedures of possible candidates will take longer, which also leads to the slow progress of nomination. In this context, as the US Congress enters the summer recess until the end of August, some American ambassadors may even need 2022 to complete the congressional confirmation.

Lu Xiang told the Global Times that the senior officials appointed by Biden will almost certainly be challenged at the hearing, especially the ambassador to China. In the political tradition of the United States, administrative officials usually have to maintain respect for members of parliament, which is bound to be accompanied by heckling to make some statements, which will lead to the compression of action space. Therefore, the Biden administration has shown a slow pace in the selection and nomination of ambassadors and many other officials.

So far, the United States has not appointed ambassadors to many allies, such as Japan. Since Hagarty, the former US ambassador to Japan, stepped down in July 20 19 to participate in the Senate election, the post of US ambassador to Japan has remained vacant, setting a record for the longest time since World War II.

However, while the progress in appointing ambassadors to China and other countries was slow, the American Association in Taiwan (AIT) announced on July 6th that Sun would take over as the director of the Taipei office, and the candidate would be selected soon.

In this regard, Li Haidong analyzed and interpreted Global Times. On the one hand, the director of the Taipei office of the American Association in Taiwan does not need a congressional hearing, but can be appointed administratively, which speeds up the process; On the other hand, it once again reflects the extremely morbid political atmosphere in the United States-all issues against China can be advanced rapidly; All issues related to exchanges or cooperation with China face many difficulties in promoting them.

Qin Gang, Ambassador of China to the United States, has arrived.

According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, on July 28th, 20021,People's Republic of China (PRC)'s new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States arrived in the United States to take up his new post. Ambassador Qin Gang was welcomed by China's Ambassador to the United States, Li Kexin, Consul General in new york, Ping Huang and other diplomats in the United States.

Qin Gang was China's 1 1 ambassador to the United States. Before going to the United States, he served as China's Deputy Foreign Minister? . Cui Tiankai, former ambassador to the United States, left for home on June 23rd.

Refer to the above? World Wide Web-US Ambassador to China 10 months has not been "released". Experts pointed out that the United States prefers high-level dialogue to solve problems, and the ambassador to China may be in an awkward position in the future.