CAPITULATION?One expert said the US president’s reaffirmation of the decades-old position hinted at the moderating influence of his secretaries of state and defense
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 11, 2017
By: AFP, WASHINGTON
US President Donald Trump on Thursday reaffirmed Washington’s “one China” policy in
A composite picture made available yesterday shows US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: EPA
his first conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), an apparent effort to ease tensions after angering Beijing by questioning a major plank of Sino-US relations.
During a telephone call with China’s leader, the US president agreed to “honor” a position that effectively acknowledges that Taiwan is not separate from China.
“President Trump agreed, at the request of President Xi, to honor our ‘one China’ policy,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the two leaders had “extended invitations to meet in their respective countries.”
The White House called the telephone discussion — which came on the eve of Trump’s scheduled meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — “extremely cordial,” saying the leaders “look forward to further talks with very successful outcomes.”
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