China names Xi ally, 'wolf warrior' as new ambassador to US

China has named 55-year-old hawkish diplomat Qin Gang as the country's new ambassador to the United States. Qin, a close confidante of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is taking up the key role amid high tensions between Washington and Beijing over a range of issues. "As two big countries different in history, culture, social system and development stage, China and the United States are entering a new round of mutual exploration, understanding and adaptation, trying to find a way to get along with each other," Qin told reporters on his arrival in Washington, D.C. The new envoy vowed to bring US-China…