"I don't think that the sales of advanced arms would really serve that purpose," Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said.
US special operations forces have captured a militant who was instrumental in the 2012 attack on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
China's ambassador says the US shouldn't obstruct efforts by China and its neighbours to agree on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea.
Verma was nominated as the 25th US Ambassador to India by former President Barack Obama in September 2014 and confirmed by the Senate in December 2014.
Amanda Staples posted a photo on Instagram of her with the the 93-year-old former leader taken in 2006 when she was running as a Republican for a seat in the Maine State Senate.
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