Branstad's China priorities include opening beef market, corn biotech traits

Convincing China to allow imports of U.S. beef and hastening Beijing’s approval of genetically modified U.S. corn traits will be top priorities of President Trump’s pick for ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, the Iowa governor said on Feb. 23 during remarks at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Outlook Forum. Branstad, who throughout his career has led numerous agriculture trade missions to China and been involved in inking export deals with Beijing, said he would leverage his personal relationships with Chinese...