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| Trump says U.S. not necessarily bound by 'one China' policy |
| 2016-12-12 |
| [Reuters] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of "one China," questioning nearly four decades of policy in a move likely to antagonize Beijing. Trump's comments on "Fox News Sunday" came after he prompted a diplomatic protest from China over his decision to accept a telephone call from Taiwan's president on Dec. 2. "I fully understand the 'one China' policy, but I don't know why we have to be bound by a 'one China' policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade," Trump told Fox. Trump's call with President Tsai Ing-wen was the first such contact with Taiwan by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of "one China." Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and the subject is a sensitive one for China. Chinese officials had no immediate reaction to Trump's remarks. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 OMG!!! Where will all this go? To paraphrase Aral Vorkosigan "They thought they're the wave of the future, but they're only sewage running downhill". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-12-12 23:00 |
| #2 Well, I've been aware of Regime Changes for more than 50 years. And I don't remember a single one where the incoming group rattled so many dishes before the inauguration. I voted for DJT because, HILLARY, and hoped he might shake a few things up in the bureaucracy but really didn't expect much. OMG!!! Where will all this go? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-12-12 08:15 |
| #1 unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-12-12 07:03 |