Max Baucus approved as China ambassador by US Senate  US
Democratic Senator Max Baucus of Montana speaks with reporters
alongside his wife, Melodee Hanes (right), after being confirmed
by the US Senate as the next US Ambassador to China at the US
Capitol in Washington, DC, 6 February 2014 Max Baucus led
efforts to help China's entry into the World Trade Organisation
Related Stories  The US Senate has unanimously approved Senator
Max Baucus as the new US ambassador to China.  The Senate
confirmed Mr Baucus, who was nominated by President Barack Obama
to the post, by 96 votes to zero.  The Democrat Senator is
chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and supported China's
admission into the World Trade Organisation in 2001.  He
replaces Gary Locke, former commerce secretary and the first
Chinese American in the position.  Speaking after the
confirmation vote on Thursday, Mr Baucus said: "The relationship
between the US and China is one of the most important in the
world and we, both China and the United States,