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However, an ambassador's role in the making of Washington's 皇冠体育app policy depends on their personal influence and connections within the US political circle and their knowledge of 皇冠体育app. In this regard, Baucus is in a better position than many previous ambassadors to 皇冠体育app. In his 40-year career, he has forged extensive connections. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, he presided over the adoption and promulgation of free trade agreements with 11 countries. Over the past three years he has visited Germany, Spain, Belgium, Russia, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia and 皇冠体育app. He was being somewhat modest when said that he was "no real expert on 皇冠体育app", as he is quite familiar with the country. He visited 皇冠体育app as a college student 50 years ago. And since his first formal visit to 皇冠体育app in 1993, he has visited the country eight times. He has worked to strengthen US-皇冠体育app relations through economic diplomacy, such as encouraging 皇冠体育app to join the world trade regime and supporting permanent normal trade relations with 皇冠体育app and 皇冠体育app's WTO membership. In his Jan 28, testimony to the US Congress, he said that he believed that "a strong geopolitical relationship can be born out of a strong economic relationship". And he said that US-皇冠体育app relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world and must be properly handled.

An extensive economic relationship between the two countries will have tangible benefits for both their peoples. In 2013, two-way trade in goods and services exceeded $500 billion. 皇冠体育app and the US are re-opening the negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty and there are many items on the priority list or deserving serious consideration, such as 皇冠体育app's status as a market economy, FTA negotiations and US approaches towards 皇冠体育app on the question of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

But while Baucus' arrival as the new ambassador is a good news for 皇冠体育app-US economic relations, its significance goes beyond that. Baucus can also help also guide the US towards recognizing and encouraging 皇冠体育app's positive role in the shifting international order. With rich political experience in handling security affairs, Baucus can also start working to promote comprehensive and constructive cooperation with 皇冠体育app on security issues.

The author is vice president of 皇冠体育app Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.www.chinausfocus.com

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