China's Ambassador To U.S.: Trump's Team Is 'Very Confusing'

CNBC: Trump's team is 'very confusing' to diplomats, China's ambassador to US says

* The role of President Donald Trump's various policy advisers is "very confusing" to diplomats, China's U.S. ambassador told Fox News.
* Diplomats are uncertain whether hardliners or moderates in the administration are driving policy decisions, Ambassador Cui Tiankai said.
* Tiankai suggested a U.S. destroyer bore responsibility for a recent near collision with a Chinese military vessel in the South China Sea.

Chinese officials, as well as diplomats from around the world, are confused about which officials in the Trump administration are driving policy decisions, China's ambassador to the United States told Fox News on Sunday.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Ambassador Cui Tiankai said it's unclear to him whether President Donald Trump is listening primarily to hardliners like White House Director of Trade Peter Navarro, or relative moderates like chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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WNU Editor: Early in my professional life I had to deal with both U.S. and Chinese diplomats. I preferred dealing with the Chinese. They were predictable and easy to figure out. U.S. diplomats were the opposite. More complicated and they kept things close to their chest. So I understand why the Chinese ambassador is frustrated. The Chinese want to determine how eager and open the Trump administration is to a trade deal .... but the Trump administration and diplomats are keeping to themselves. Here is an easy prediction. Expect more frustrations from the Chinese ambassador. The Americans are playing the patience game.