“China’s New Ambassador Xie Feng Arrives in US Amidst High-Stakes Diplomatic Tensions”

Mr. Xie was until now deputy foreign minister, and in that capacity he was embroiled in high-profile diplomatic spats with Washington that drove relations between the two superpowers to an all-time low.

In February, Mr Xie spoke to the US Embassy in China after the US destroyed what it claimed was a spy balloon, but which Beijing described as a Chinese civilian airship which had accidentally entered United States airspace.