Terry Branstad

Terry Branstad

U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad speaks near a photo wall showing former U.S. ambassadors to China as well as his own portrait during an interview at the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. The departing U.S. ambassador on Tuesday defended a tough approach to China that has riled relations between the world’s two largest economies, saying the Trump administration has made progress on trade and that he hopes it will extend to other areas. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)