Biden to name Nicholas Burns as next ambassador to China as competition-oriented policy comes into focus
As a career diplomat with the US Foreign Service, Burns served as under secretary of state for political affairs from 2005-2008, and as ambassador to NATO from 2001-2005. While Burns is not a China specialist—most of his foreign policy experience pertains to Europe and the Middle East—his background with NATO may be indicative of the Biden administration’s approach to the US-China...