President Obama is going to nominate Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to serve as ambassador to China, numerous news agencies report. We wish him good luck on an enormous challenge.
- Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post (blog), “Why sending Gary Locke to China makes sense“
- The Guardian, “Obama ‘to nominate Gary Locke as China ambassador’“
- Reuters, “Factbox: Key issues in China-U.S. trade“
- Bloomberg, “Obama Said to Pick Locke to Replace Huntsman as China Envoy“

