习近平任命崔天凯为驻美利坚合众国大使

 　　BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Cui Tiankai has been appointed as China's new ambassador to the United States.

　　President Xi Jinping made the appointment in line with a decision made by the Standing¹ Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

　　Cui Tiankai replaced Zhang Yesui.

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。