The Biden administration on Friday named veteran diplomat Mark Lambert as its top China policy official at the State Department at a time when ties between the two strategic rivals remain fraught over issues including Taiwan, trade and U.S. curbs on Beijing's access to U.S. technology. Lambert will be deputy assistant secretary for China and Taiwan, and will head the Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House, the State Department said in a release. "He has deep experience working on issues related to the People's Republic of China (PRC), forging aligned policies with our allies and partners, and protecting the integrity of the international system," the State Department said. (https://neuters.de/world/us/us-names-veteran-diplomat-top-china-policy-official-2023-09-29/) An Asia expert who did two stints at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, Lambert most recently served as a deputy assistant secretary focused on Japanese, Korean and Mongolian affairs, and on relations with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
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