‘As such, it may well ditch the mother of all diplomatic double-talk called ‘the One China policy.”
Taiwan News
Date: 2016/12/13
By: CHRISTOPHER BODEEN , Associated Press, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s questioning of long-established U.S. policy
A copy of a Chinese news magazine fronting a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and a headline “Relations of Great Powers” is displayed for sale at a news stand in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s questioning of long-established U.S. policy toward Taiwan is sparking a growing backlash in Beijing and warnings about potentially dangerous disruption in relations between the world’s two largest economies. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
toward Taiwan is sparking a growing backlash in China and warnings about a potentially dangerous disruption in relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Trump broke diplomatic precedent by talking on the phone with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Dec. 2. Then, this past weekend, he said he might use America’s recognition of Beijing as leverage for gaining advantages in trade and other areas.
That is placing him perilously close to touching on China’s bottom line that brooks no formal recognition of Taiwan or challenge to its claim to sovereignty over the island.
A look at the highly sensitive issue of Taiwan in China-U.S. relations:
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