Posted on 12/03/2016 5:00:49 PM PST by mdittmar
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday broke with decades of U.S. diplomatic tradition in speaking with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, a seemingly innocuous call that started the relationship between two of the world's greatest powers on the wrong foot.
Trump's call, and the ensuing debate over its meaning, created an initial furor on both sides of the Pacific. Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party makes Beijing uncomfortable because of its official stance that Taiwan is independent and sovereign, rather than an extension of mainland China—the government's position that underpins the "One China" policy.
Yet foreign policy experts think the fallout on U.S.-Sino relations will be limited. Beijing is likely to attribute the move to inexperience — even as elements of the U.S.-Taiwan call were unorthodox in more ways than one.
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Taiwan called Trump....LOL...Again, the media lies!!!!!
What are the Chinese going to do a second time? Launch a nuclear missile or withdraw their plastic toasters from Walmart? I wait with baited breath.
Hey Wang, which side are you on?
~smile~ rookie mistake. ;)
What can President Trump do to help the legitimate Chinese government retake control of the rebel mainland provinces?
Christine Wang is a fake journalist.
Trump’s call WAS NOT “to Taiwan” but “from Taiwan”.
Ha ha ha.
It’s a message.
No more Communist China.
Reagan got rid of the Soviets, time to get rid of the ChiComs.
The hysteria surrounding this sounds exactly like when Reagan said the USSR was an evil empire.
Reagan was stupid, or naive, didn’t understand delicate diplomacy etc...
Doesn’t matter who initiated the call. It happened. Chicoms throw a hissy fit, especially the commie-loving libs/MSM. It’s like these “Americans’ are more concerned about China’s feelings over Americans for crying out loud.
Among other things....tariffs,perhaps.
That was my reaction when I saw the post...
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 23 hours ago
Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call.
No mistake. We are allied with Taiwan, not the Chicoms.
China doesn’t really want an adversarial relationship with the US. They have too much at stake, such as their business viability.
The US is importing a lot of things from China.
Irritating the Chicoms is long overdue.
The only group of people int he world who ACT more offended than liberal progressives when you don’t do EXACTLY as they demand and script are the officials of the Chinese government, complete with their uber short-mans disease.
Amen.
Trump takes call. Taiwan on the table. Art of the deal on display.
China’s Jack Ma spits stinky tofu out over spinning table of crappy food in heavy sauce, chokes on shark fin.
Maybe a state dinner with the President of Taiwan is in order.
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