Posted on 12/03/2016 2:31:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON — Over the past two decades, Taiwan has slipped from its position atop the list of flash points in the complex relationship between the United States and China. In meetings between President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China, it has typically come up after half a dozen more pressing issues, like trade, cyberattacks and Beijing’s aggressive moves in the South China Sea.
Now, though, in a single protocol-shattering phone call with the president of Taiwan, President-elect Donald J. Trump has thrust it back on the table. Not since President Richard M. Nixon met with Mao Zedong in 1972 — when the two issued the Shanghai Communiqué clarifying the status of Taiwan — has an American leader so shaken up the diplomatic status quo on the issue.
“Taiwan is about to become a more prominent feature of the overall U.S.-China relationship,” said Jon M. Huntsman, who served as ambassador to China during Mr. Obama’s first term. “As a businessman, Donald Trump is used to looking for leverage in any relationship. A President Trump is likely to see Taiwan as a useful leverage point.”
In the short run, Mr. Trump has rattled the entire region. Representatives of several Asian countries contacted the White House on Saturday to express concern, according to a senior administration official.
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Trump has really stepped in it this time! It's all over for him now! Heh.
China and the New York Times having the vapors over a phone call.
Who’s the Paper Tiger, now, China?
The Slimes can make fake events about anything.
Yep. They SPECIFICALLY blamed Taiwan entirely!!
No mention of Trump.
The only people wetting their pants are the msm and the sae spacers on twitter.
I LOVE tormenting them!! :)
They still think hillary’s gonna win the EV :)
Of course China occupying a disputed island chain (region) and building a massive military base there doesn’t rattle a region.
The NYTs is over it’s head, grasping at anything so their world view will continue to make sense.
It doesn’t. It never will.
Make China “fix” the NORKs.
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The NY Slimes’ editors and faux journalists are so Xenophobic about Trump when he does anything that isn’t liberal or GOPe.
The ‘net has routed around the monopole of the NYSlimes.
Obama sends a cargo plane with half a billion in cash randsom to Iran in the dead of night, NYT yawns. Trump takes a phone call and they get the vapors.
Boy, they are really in a tizzy about this, while the following was met with, Meh.....
"U.S. President Barack Obama met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that it would damage diplomatic relations. The meeting came at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and China over Beijing’s assertive pursuit of territorial claims in East Asia.
Obama's fourth White House meeting with the Dalai Lama in the past eight years took place in the White House residence, instead of the Oval Office where the president normally meets world leaders."
Almost the EXACT same situation, but apparently Obama is a genius, and Trump is just a buffoon. This is sooooooo transparent.
Actually the Chinese don’t seem too concerned...
“Beijing sought to play down the importance of the phone call, with foreign minister Wang Yi dismissing it as “just a small trick” by Taiwan.”
How many times is the NY Slimes going to scream about this? Isn’t one article enough?
Safe!!!! Dammit I forgot to review it!!
I can’t believe how many mistakes I find on the first review of a post.
Love it....watching them get the vapors..Best election ever. they will need to buy more safety pins, panties too. Trump is going to have their panties in a wad many times.
This is minor....Trump takes a phone call from the evil non-commie country of Taiwan. Any country who can support itself is evil to these people.
That, of course, wasn’t the original report. They seemed to have thought better of running around with their hair on fire. Unless, of course, the media was lying from the get-go. But I don’t think the Chinese like to be thwarted in any way.
“Not since President Richard M. Nixon met with Mao Zedong in 1972 — when the two issued the Shanghai Communiqué clarifying the status of Taiwan — has an American leader so shaken up the diplomatic status quo on the issue.”
Still don’t think the Slimes gets it.
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