Posted on 12/03/2016 12:16:42 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
One of the chief concerns of President-elect Donald Trump's detractors during the presidential campaign was that the brash and notoriously loose-lipped real estate executive wouldn't be able to handle the delicate balancing act that is diplomacy. It's one thing to make wild claims domestically; it's another to inflame a fellow world power with a careless word or two.
Today, a fellow world power — China — is inflamed.
And Trump's controversial conversation with Taiwan's leader, which broke nearly four decades of protocol when it comes to U.S.-China relations, harks back to another controversial bit of diplomacy: Trump's first big foreign visit as the Republican nominee to Mexico.
That visit erupted into a major political problem for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and by the end of it, the two sides were offering different versions of what had happened. Similarly, Trump and Taiwan seem to be at-odds about precisely what just occurred.
Back in August, Trump claimed after a meeting with Peña Nieto that the they hadn't discussed Trump's plan to somehow force Mexico to pay for his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Peña Nieto and his staff quickly differed with that account, saying he had told Trump that Mexico wouldn't pay for the wall.
The fascist dictatorship has already emerged. It consisted of accepting a phone call, saving 1,000 American jobs during the Holiday season and making a tweet about flag burning.
OMI GOMI*!!!!
(* "Omi Gomi" is when you say "Oh My God" but you are eating Gummi Bears.)
Obama to push ahead on Taiwan frigate sales despite Chinese anger 14 Dec 2015
” FReepers really shouldn’t quote and post WaPo drivel.”
Why not? They give us something to ridicule! It’s fun!
Sooooooo, has anyone in the press considered the possibility that maybe, just maybe, Trump intended to tweak China by taking this call?
By John Pomfret
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 30, 2010; 3:46 PM
The Obama administration announced the sale Friday of $6 billion worth of Patriot anti-missile systems, helicopters, mine-sweeping ships and communications equipment to Taiwan in a long-expected move that sparked an angry protest from China.
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On Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on China to adopt a tougher stance against Tehran and took the unusual move of publicly warning Beijing of significant trouble if Iran's nuclear ambitions were not reined in. China has opposed slapping additional sanctions on Tehran.
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U.S. and Chinese officials have also clashed recently over trade and investment issues, which for years constituted the bright side of their relationship. On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said U.S. companies face too many "headaches" in China and could lose interest if Beijing backslides on openness and the rule of law.
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More problems could arise after a possible meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama, when the Tibetan spiritual leader visits the United States in February. China says the Dalai Lama is a separatist who wants to lead Tibet to independence.
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Over the past month, at least six senior Chinese officials have warned the Obama administration not to sell the weapons to Taiwan, and some have raised the possibility that China might sanction the companies involved.
So, Trump taking a phone call is going to do more harm than these idiots??????
Washington Compost keeps posing a a serious news outlet.
Trump is setting the ground for negotiations with China. Smart move Mr. Trump.
The US did somting the Red Chinee no like. BOUT FREAKIN TIME.
The Washington Post and many other newspapers, like the NYTimes, will be be attacking Trump, no matter what he does, for the remainder of his term(s).
I am very confident that Trump is capable in dealing with the negative media (he's honed his trade in dealing with them over many years in NYC). He will not play their game and that will antagonize them even more. He will not use them to communicate to the American people as much as past presidents. He will continue to play his own game and the MSM will make themselves look like fools trying to keep up with him.
Can’t wait til Trump moves the embassy to Jerusalem. That will really rip these wusses
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