Posted on 12/02/2016 3:14:03 PM PST by mandaladon
President-elect Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan by phone on Friday, in a move likely to infuriate Beijing and hinder US-China relations.
"President-elect Trump spoke with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, who offered her congratulations," according to a readout of the call released by Trump's transition team.
"During the discussion, they noted the close economic, political, and security ties" between Taiwan and the United States, the statement continued. "President-elect Trump also congratulated President Tsai on becoming President of Taiwan earlier this year."
The call, first reported by the Financial Times, is the first time a US president has directly spoken with Taiwan's leadership in more than 30 years.
The US suspended formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 after establishing a One China position — which states that "there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China" — in an effort to establish diplomatic channels with Beijing.
Beijing views Taiwan as a province of China, whereas Taiwan — which has its own democratically elected government — has a more complicated view of the nations' relationship.
Ing-wen, who was elected the first female president of Taiwan in May, told The Washington Post over the summer that she hopes Chinese President Xi Jinping "can appreciate that Taiwan is a democratic society in which the leader has to follow the will of the people."
Analysts were quick to point out that the phone call will likely infuriate Beijing.
"Trump has phone call w Taiwan President, 1st by US Pres or Pres-elect since 1979," goepolitical expert Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, tweeted on Friday. "Beijing will be absolutely incensed."
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Glad he told the Chi-coms what’s what.
Since Jimmah threw Taiwan under the bus.
Reagan didn’t contact Taiwan?
So America isn’t going to just roll over and play butt-boy from now on. Yeah, I won’t lose any sleep over this.
This is how China went from a third world rice paddy field to an economic powerhouse. The US bending over for cheap labor. China was nothing until we started buying their junk.
The way previous administrations threw Taiwan under the proverbial bus (and kept them there) is shameful.
The surprise will be if the Taiwanese still want anything to do with us after our years of duplicitity.
Great move by Trump. China doesn’t tell the president who he can’t call...
They think it wasn’t deliberate. Small children aren’t that naive.
30 years ago would have been who, Reagan?
Yep, 1986. We haven’t had a President since Reagan who was worth a d$@RMN.
Good. Our relations with China have been a one-way street ever since the days of Nixon and Carter. We give them everything and they give us nothing. And then they demand that we give them more.
Time to even things out. We can no longer afford to pay for the entire world. In fact, after the last few Prezzies, we can’t even afford to pay for ourselves.
Best he let China know early that they don’t make US foreign policy. About time they worried about pissing off their number one customer. Turn one container ship around and send it back full and their economy would die.
Taiwan is one of these, and it's time to start letting Red China know we can get our dog toys made elsewhere.
“Trump likely just infuriated China with the US’s first call to Taiwan since 1979”
Uh, yeah, I’m pretty sure that was the point ...
Trump is telling the Chicoms that it won’t be business as usual, IMO.
See Post #8
If there is only one China we are free to view Taiwan as its representative government.
In the past we have always supported governments that are Democratic in nature.
Taiwan is one of these, and it’s time to start letting Red China know we can get our dog toys made elsewhere.
Yep. Especially after the Chicoms built those islands. The kenyan let them get away with way too much.
More liberal dummies. Trump knew exactly what he was doing. He’s delivering a message to the Chicoms that the US is done putting up with their crap.
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