{"id":2050765,"date":"2023-09-30T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veteran-us-diplomat-mark-lambert-appointed-as-top-china-policy-official\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T12:41:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:41:42","slug":"veteran-us-diplomat-mark-lambert-appointed-as-top-china-policy-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veteran-us-diplomat-mark-lambert-appointed-as-top-china-policy-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Lambert, a seasoned US diplomat, named head of China policy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fveteran-us-diplomat-mark-lambert-appointed-as-top-china-policy-official%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2050765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<p>The United States on Friday appointed veteran\u2063 diplomat Mark Lambert as its top official\u200d for China policy amid strained relations\u200b between the two countries over geopolitics and trade issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Lambert will be China coordinator and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ex-doe-official-sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-during-luggage-burglary\/\" title=\"Biden's ex-DOE official, Sam Brinton, on taxpayer-funded trip during luggage theft.\">deputy\u2063 assistant secretary<\/a> of state \u200bfor China and Taiwan, filling the post that had\u200b been vacated by Rick Waters\u200c in June, the State Department \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/introduction-of-new-china-coordinator-and-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-state-for-china-and-taiwan-mark-lambert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He will head the Office of \u200dChina Coordination, \u2062which facilitates the department&#8217;s implementation of the Biden administration\u2019s &#8220;invest, align, compete&#8221; strategy with the Chinese regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/senate-intelligence-committee-hearing-on-countering-chinas-malign-influence-operations-in-the-us-5498381?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing on \u2018Countering China\u2019s Malign Influence Operations\u2018\u2063 in the US<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/senate-intelligence-committee-hearing-on-countering-chinas-malign-influence-operations-in-the-us-5498381?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/in-depth-us-defense-report-identifies-communist-china-as-primary-bioweapon-threat-5496320?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>ANALYSIS: US \u200cDefense Report Identifies Communist China as \u200bPrimary Bioweapon Threat<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/in-depth-us-defense-report-identifies-communist-china-as-primary-bioweapon-threat-5496320?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is a key component of the Secretary\u2019s\u200d modernization agenda, which is focused on\u2062 equipping\u200c the Department to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of the decade ahead,\u201d the department stated.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that Mr. Lambert has \u201cdeep experience&#8221;\u2062 working on issues related to China,\u200b &#8220;forging aligned policies\u2062 with our allies and partners, and protecting the integrity of the international \u200dsystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lambert served twice at the U.S. embassy in Beijing \u2064and most recently held the position of deputy assistant secretary focused on Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/biographies\/mark-baxter-lambert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his\u200c biography,<\/a> Mr. Lambert has experience in overseeing U.S. political military\u2062 affairs \u2063with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and was involved in devising a strategy to release Chinese political prisoners and promote \u2063religious \u2062freedom.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>His appointment comes\u200c at a time when the United States and China are at odds over Taiwan and trade issues. President \u200cJoe Biden has taken \u2062steps to restrict China&#8217;s access to sensitive U.S. technology while also\u2062 seeking to keep communication channels open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Several top U.S. cabinet members traveled to Beijing \u2063over the past few months, with \u2063the\u200b aim of laying the groundwork \u200dfor a \u200bpossible meeting later this year between Mr.\u200d Biden and \u200cChinese leader Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<h2>US-China Talks<\/h2>\n<p>On Sept. 28, Assistant Secretary of State for\u2064 East Asian\u2064 and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink\u2063 had &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/us-china-diplomats-hold-in-depth-talks-on-asia-pacific-issues-5500779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in-depth talks<\/a>&#8221; with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Asia-Pacific affairs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the meeting, Mr. Kritenbrink emphasized the importance of a &#8220;free and open,\u200d connected, prosperous, resilient, and secure Indo-Pacific region and upholding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veteran-us-diplomat-mark-lambert-appointed-as-top-china-policy-official\/\" title=\"Mark Lambert, a seasoned US diplomat, named head of China policy.\">rules-based \u2062international order<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed \u200cthe need to\u200b maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait, where the CCP has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-biden-wont-stop-china-land-grabs-congress-will\/\" title=\"If Biden Won\u2019t Stop China Land Grabs, Congress Will\">escalating military drills<\/a> to exert pressure on Taiwan,\u200c the self-ruled island that China claims as its own.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that both sides agreed to\u200b maintain communication on Asia-Pacific affairs and Mr. Sun &#8220;expounded on China&#8217;s position on the Taiwan question.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The CCP regards Taiwan as\u200d a renegade province \u200dthat must be united with mainland China by any means \u200cnecessary, even as Taiwan has been a self-governing democracy \u2062since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 and has \u200dnever been controlled by the CCP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese\u2063 deputy leader Han Zheng\u200c in New York on Sept. 18 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/blinken-meets-with-chinese-vice-president-to-explore-areas-of-cooperation-5493887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reaffirmed<\/a> \u2062the\u200d willingness of\u200d the United States to use diplomacy in advancing its \u200cinterests and resolving areas of difference.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The world \u2062expects us to responsibly manage our relationship,&#8221; Mr. Blinken said \u2062in brief remarks at the beginning of his meeting with Mr. Han. &#8220;The \u2062United States is committed\u200d to doing just that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the perspective of the United States, \u2062face-to-face diplomacy is the best way to deal with \u200bareas where we disagree, and also the best way \u2064to explore areas of cooperation between us,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Biden expects to meet \u2062with Mr. Xi at the Asia-Pacific Economic\u2064 Cooperation summit in San Francisco in \u2064November. China\u2019s top security agency has \u200crecently hinted that the \u200cprospect of any such meeting would depend\u200d on the United\u2063 States &#8220;showing sufficient sincerity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>Eva Fu and Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>, and strategic competition. This approach aims to protect American interests,\u2063 promote democratic values, and ensure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brexit-trade-deal-published-as-uk-calls-for-end-to-ugly-divisions\/\" title=\"Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to \u2018ugly\u2019 divisions\">level playing field<\/a> in economic competition with China. The administration\u2063 also \u200crecognizes the need for cooperation \u200don global challenges such as climate \u200cchange, pandemic response, and non-proliferation of \u2062weapons \u200dof mass destruction.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Cure Indo-Pacific region&#8221; and called for increased cooperation between the United States and \u2063China \u2062on \u200cvarious regional \u2064issues, including the\u200c denuclearization of North Korea and the promotion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-iran-and-china-will-conduct-joint-military-exercises-this-year\/\" title=\"Russia, Iran, and China Will Conduct Joint Military Exercises This Year\">international maritime law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions \u200dbetween the two diplomats also covered recent developments \u2062in \u2062Taiwan,\u200d with Mr. Kritenbrink reaffirming the United States&#8217; commitment to the island&#8217;s security and democracy. He urged China to refrain from any coercive \u2064actions and to engage in peaceful dialogue \u200dwith Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment \u2063of Mark Lambert\u2062 as the top official for China policy \u200breflects the \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s commitment to \u2063addressing\u2062 the complex \u2063challenges \u2064posed by China&#8217;s rise as a \u2062global power. With\u200d his deep\u2064 experience and\u200c expertise in working on China-related issues, Mr. Lambert \u2063is well-positioned \u2062to navigate the complexities of\u2063 the U.S.-China\u200c relationship and promote the \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s\u2062 strategy of investing,\u200c aligning, and\u200b competing with \u2062China.<\/p>\n<p>The United States \u200cis facing a\u200b range of \u2063challenges in its relations with China, including trade disputes, human rights concerns, and geopolitical tensions. The \u200dBiden administration\u200c seeks\u200b to address these issues through a comprehensive approach \u2062that combines \u200bdiplomatic engagement, economic measures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has named Mark Lambert, a seasoned diplomat, as its new China policy chief. This appointment comes at a time of tense relations between the two nations due to geopolitical and trade disputes. 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