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Trump May Pick Longest Serving U.S. Governor as China Ambassador
- People say meetings likely with Trump’s transition team
- Branstad, China’s Xi have friendship dating back to 1985
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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a longtime friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is the frontrunner for the crucial post of U.S. ambassador to China.
A decision may follow meetings between Branstad and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team in New York in the coming week, said three people with knowledge of the matter.