Washington’s new top diplomatic envoy to Beijing says stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be his top priority.

U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad made the remark in a video message posted Monday on a popular Chinese video streaming platform.

Branstad said his main agenda will be “resolving the bilateral trade imbalance, stopping the North Korea threat, and expanding people-to-people ties.”

He also pointed out the United States and China face many of the same challenges, adding a strong Washington-Beijing relationship can contribute to solutions.

The former Iowa governor was confirmed on Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to China. 

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