[E. Pluribus Unum]

"But if such contacts continue after Inauguration Day," Mr. Shen said, "China should end diplomatic relations with the United States. I would close our embassy in Washington and withdraw our diplomats,” he said. “I would be perfectly happy to end the relationship. I don’t know how you are then going to expect China to cooperate on Iran and North Korea and climate change. You are going to ask Taiwan for that?”

Sounds good to me!

[poinq]

This is the dumpest article I have read from The New York Times, and that is saying a lot. The Times would have us believe, the guy who ran around the country for over a year promising to rip up treaties and charge fees on Chinese imports and stop American production from going to China was not noticed by China. (And he mentioned China by name in most speeches.) He is someone that the Chinese did not worry about. But this one phone call was just too much. What a load of crap.

China is trying to pick a fight with us. They are trying to take over the sea surrounding all their neighbors and our Navy is the only thing stopping them. But maybe Trump isn’t serious. And China is underestimating him. But are they underestimating the three 4 star generals he has added to his cabinet. Do they think they are also clowns?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

China Sees New Ambiguity With Donald Trump’s Taiwan Call

Good. It's long past time to put the PRC on notice. We've been bending over backwards for them since the days of Kissinger and Nixon, and encouraging the growth of a new enemy.

[Grampa Dave]

Interesting the ChiComs didn’t use one of their favorite buzz words to define what they feel is not good for the ChiComs and re a positive stance for America/Americans.

Xenophobia!

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

the most sensitive of its so-called core interests, the “One China” policy agreed to by President Richard M. Nixon more than four decades ago.

So now, Nixon policies are sacred?

[catnipman]

“China Sees New Ambiguity With Donald Trump’s Taiwan Call”

No one ever accused China of being stupid.

[GotMojo]

Ambiguity is good!

[Vesparado]

Smart move on the Donald’s part. Time for the Chinese to feel some of the ambiguity about commitments previously made as many businesses feel toward Chinese agreements made with them and then didn’t honor one way or another.

Strengthens our bargaining position when it is time to sit down and discuss trade relations/agreements with China!

[ozzymandus]

Wang Dong? Chinese porn name?

Seriously, Trump only answered a phone call. If he did “recognize” Taiwan, he’d only be undoing a policy started by that idiot Jimmy Carter. It’s not like he’s asking for the Panama Canal back (thanks again, Carter). And since when has China “cooperated” on Iran and North Korea anyway?

[maine-iac7]

Breaking decades of American diplomatic capitulation practice,

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Fake news from a failing newspaper. Believe me.