Terry Branstad, Ambassador of the United States of America, announced today that he will take a tough stance on the Chinese government on North Korea and trade disputes, and his nomination seems to be easily confirmed by the Senate.

Branstad said he will take decades of experience with China to put pressure on China to take more moves to push North Korea to control its nuclear ambitions.

He also said that some measures "are likely to" play a role, such as indirect sanctions against the United Nations Security Council resolutions, with the Korean government have commercial exchanges between Chinese banks and other entities.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Branstad is "old friend" and he is responsible for agricultural trade for decades. But the 70-year-old Republican governor insists that he is willing to face the difficult issue of complicating US-China relations.

"The fact that Chinese leaders say we are old friends does not mean that I am totally or embarrassed to ask questions … whether it is human rights or intellectual property issues," Branstad told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Chairman of the Committee – Republican Senator BobCorker strongly condemned China's actions in the South China Sea and "violations of intellectual property rights". He warned not to focus on short-term goals, and sacrifice the long-term interests of the United States.

Branstad also went hard on the South China Sea, saying "does not allow China to use its artificial islands to coerce its neighbors, or limit the freedom of navigation or flying."

He also stressed the importance of opening up the agricultural product market, protecting intellectual property rights and resolving China's "unfair and illegal" dumping of steel.