Nominee to Be Next Ambassador to China: 'I'm No Real Expert on China'

Nominee to Be Next Ambassador to China: ‘I’m No Real Expert on China’

Published January 28, 2014 4:38pm ET



Max Baucus, President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, was remarkably candid at his confirmation hearing in the Senate:

“Senator, I’m no real expert on China,” Baucus, who has has spent years in the Senate, admitted. “But it’s my strong belief Chinese people are just as proud as we Americans are proud.”