China Appoints Vice Foreign Minister as Ambassador to U.S.

China’s newly appointed ambassador to Washington Xie Feng arrived in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon, with an aim to boost communication amid heightened tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

Xie, a seasoned diplomat and former vice foreign minister, urged Washington to work with Beijing in promoting cooperation and managing differences, “so as to bring China-U.S. relations back to the right track,” according to a statement from the Chinese Embassy in the U.S.