It is rumored that the US State Council will appoint Lambert as the highest official t

(Washington Comprehensive News) On the occasion of Sino -US relations, the U.S. State Department reportedly appointed senior diplomat Mark Lambert as the highest officials who are responsible for management to China, filling the Rick Waters at the end of JuneThe vacancies after step -down.

Reuters on Tuesday (August 28) quoted five people familiar with the matter, and Landbert, who currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of East Asia and the Pacific Affairs Office, is selected as the next Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in charge of Mainland China and Taiwan.

This position has been suspended after the senior Chinese expert, Hua Ziqiang, who has been out of office. However, a person familiar with the matter said that the US State Department is still discussing whether Langbert should also be the position of the person in charge of Hua Ziqiang's previous "China Affairs Coordination Office".

People familiar with the matter said that temporarily shelved is because it is not clear whether the appointment of the position needs to be confirmed by the Senate.Two people familiar with the matter said that if such confirmations are needed, then this position may be by Daniel Kritenbrink, the Secretary of State of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, which has been confirmed by the Senate.

The "China Affairs Coordination Office" was established in December last year to deal with geopolitical challenges from China.Despite the lack of hand -made personnel because of the core figures, the US State Department still calls it one of the teams with the highest operating efficiency.

When the appointment is announced, it is unclear but the US policy for China should not change

It is unclear when Lambert's appointment will be announced.The US State Department spokesman also said when he replied to Reuters that there is currently no personnel announcement.

The official website of the State Department of the United States shows that Lambert worked twice in the US Embassy in China, responsible for political and military affairs between the United States and China, and helped resolve the contradiction between the two countries after the 2001 China -US collision incident.He also has rich experience in curbing China's influence in the United Nations and dealing with North Korea.

Analysis believes that Langbert's appointment is unlikely to change Washington's tone of China policy, that is, the Bayeng administration previously described the "fierce competition" at the same time, by increasing contact with Beijing to stable relationships.