Branstad says as US Ambassador, he was routinely chewed out by Chinese


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Branstad says as US Ambassador, he was routinely chewed out by Chinese November 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson (Radio Iowa) – Former Governor Terry Branstad says as President Trump’s ambassador to China, he routinely accepted criticism of the United States from Community Party officials in a formal setting. Branstad says the process has a name in diplomatic circles. It’s called a demarche. “A demarche is getting chewed out by the other country,” Branstad says. “…I represented the United States of America. I’m the highest official there, so the Chinese would call me in to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...