No word on top envoy to the US; other names approved

Zhang Yesui, former envoy to UN, may hold crucial job, sources say

BEIJING - China formally approved key ambassadorial appointments, announced earlier, on Tuesday, but speculation continues over who will represent the nation at Washington.

President Hu Jintao formally appointed new ambassadors to London, Tokyo, Pyongyang, the UN office in Geneva and the United Nations on Tuesday.