On January 26, local time, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Sherman tweeted that the oath-inauguration ceremony of the new US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns has been held, and after the ceremony, Burns will arrive in China as soon as possible.

On January 26, local time, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Sherman tweeted that the oath-inauguration ceremony of the new US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns has been held, and after the ceremony, Burns will arrive in China as soon as possible. According to Sherman, during the swearing-in ceremony, Burns claimed he would “make a strong voice to protect American interests.” According to Xinhuanet , on October 14, 2020, after Branstad, then-US Ambassador to China, returned to China after his term, this important position has been vacant to this day. Last August, Biden nominated Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China, and in December, the Senate passed the nomination. To this day, Burns has finally completed the inauguration ceremony and is about to go to China to perform his duties. The longest position of the US ambassador to China, the longest " window period ", is about to end.

Unlike other American diplomats who have become monks halfway and lack experience and related knowledge, Nicholas Burns is a professional diplomat with rich experience and professional background in international relations. According to the introduction of White House , Nicholas Burns, 65 years old this year, graduated from Boston College and later pursued a master's degree in International Relations . He has served many US presidents. During the reign of Bush, he participated in all negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union at that time as the head of Soviet affairs in the State Council. During the reign of Bush, Burns became Clinton's senior adviser on foreign affairs. Later, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Deputy Secretary of State, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO . During his tenure as ambassador to NATO, he played a key role in NATO's eastward expansion of , and worked hard to promote the joining of NATO, including seven countries, including , Lithuania, and directly deployed NATO troops at the doorstep of Russia's home. With such achievements, Burns is hailed by American politics as a "diplomacy expert with rich experience." In 2008, Burns announced his retirement, but he is still active in many non-governmental organizations , and has also become a columnist in many media such as " Globe and Mail ". After twelve years of retirement, Burns came out again at the invitation of Biden to serve as the important position of US ambassador to China.

Nicholas Burns' reputation in China is more positive than other American politicians, because his views and views on China are relatively objective and moderate. In his book "Kissinger's Law of Negotiation ", he opposed the United States' current suppression of China's Asia-Pacific : "Since we hope that China can play a role in the Asia-Pacific region, why do we feel extremely scared when China really starts (plays its role)?" At the same time, he also emphasized that wars must not break out between China and the United States, "Once China and the United States start a war, it will cause disasters that no one dares to imagine." Moreover, he has long advocated that China and the United States should cooperate in areas such as climate issues, fighting the new crown epidemic and revitalizing the economy, and firmly oppose the so-called "decoupling from China" policy of the Trump administration, which coincides with the relevant remarks put forward by my country's ambassador to the United States Qin Gang.

Although Burns is a diplomat with a rich resume, we should not have any illusions about him. Burns seems to have worked in the diplomatic circle for a long time and is a professional diplomat, but his main direction is to perform his duties in Europe, he has limited knowledge of China, and he does not know how to use Chinese. Professor Li Haidong, Chinese Academy of Diplomacy, believes that Burns' attitude towards China is more comprehensive and balanced than that of Pompeo , but that's all. As a diplomat who grew up during the Cold War, Burns's mind of Cold War is quite profound. He once publicly stated that China and the United States are "competitives", and the main "competition content" include "economy, military, values ​​and systems". He believes that the essence of the "competition" between China and the United States is the so-called "competition between democratic politics and authoritarian politics." It can be seen that under this person's glamorous resume, he is still a believer of Cold War thinking, and we cannot have fantasies about him.What's more, the anti-China atmosphere in the United States has reached a fanatical level. The US ambassador to China is only implementing US government orders and has no decision-making power. Even when the US government decides to oppose China, the more intelligent Burns' diplomatic methods are, the more dangerous it is to China.

Of course, the final emergence of the new ambassador to China is still helpful for the exchanges between China and the United States. Nowadays, the bilateral relationship between China and the United States is one of the most important bilateral relations in the world. " Reference News " wrote an article when Burns was nominated for Biden that over the past year, the communication between China and the United States has been very unsmooth, and there have been many "screaming confrontations from across the air", which has also reduced the efficiency of communication between the two sides. As long as Burns' arrival can objectively and timely convey information between the top leaders of China and the United States, it can play a considerable positive role. However, if the US government does not change its hegemonic behavior and only hopes to use one or two outstanding diplomats to change the current situation of the Sino-US game, it would be a dream and whimsical idea. In particular, the problems in the United States are now structural and systematic, and in this case, they cannot be saved by a few diplomats.