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New US Ambassador to Beijing Arrives – Caixin

The US embassy in Beijing said Nicholas Burns, arrived with a group of mission personnel and their families and they will quarantine for 3 weeks


Nicholas Burns gives his opening statement during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be US ambassador to China. Photo: Reuters

 

The new US ambassador to China has arrived in the country, filling a post left vacant for more than a year amid ongoing tensions in bilateral relations, Caixin reported.

The US embassy in Beijing said Nicholas Burns, arrived with a group of mission personnel and their families. Their travel plans had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and they will now quarantine for three weeks.

 

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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