Trump names former Georgia Sen. David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a 40-year International business career, and served in the U.S. Senate, David brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, noting that Perdue has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong and spent much of his career working in China and elsewhere in Asia.
61% : "He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China's leaders," Trump said.
41% : Trump said Thursday.
38% : Trump, who takes office in January, started a trade war with China during his first term as president and has vowed to impose tariffs of 60% or more on all Chinese goods imports in his next one.
13% : In 2022, he ran for governor of the state after being recruited by Trump to challenge Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who refused to help Trump overturn Georgia's 2020 election results when the state voted for Biden.

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