The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown.

The Senate confirmed former Republican Georgia Sen. David Perdue as the new U.S. ambassador to China. Perdue, who has business experience in Asia, including China, will be on the front lines in Beijing of the fraught U.

The US Senate has confirmed that former Georgia Senator David Perdue will become ambassador to China, a key post amid the Trump administration's escalating trade tensions with Beijing. Perdue, who was nominated by Trump during the transition period in December,