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Bolton on Trump's Taiwan Call: "Nobody In Beijing Gets To Dictate Who We Talk To"
RealClearPolitics ^

Posted on 12/04/2016 2:13:36 PM PST by quesney

"It is ridiculous to think that a phone call upsets decades of anything," he said. "But I do think it is important that people understand that the President of the United States should talk to whoever he wants, if he thinks it is in the interests of the U.S. Nobody in Beijing gets to dictate who we talk to. My view has been for some time that we should be upgrading our relations with Taiwan, and I know that is going to caus heartburn in Beijing, but it is a reality."

"This is a nation of over 20 million people. They have a Democratic government, a free press, free market. They meet all the customary international law definitions of statehood. So when a democratically elected leader calls the president, I say you bet he takes the call."

"Honestly, I think we should shake the relationship up. For the past several years China has made aggressive... belligerent claims in the South China Sea," he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


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KEYWORDS: china; taiwan
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1 posted on 12/04/2016 2:13:36 PM PST by quesney
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Exhibit A as to why Bolton should be SOS. Hands down.


2 posted on 12/04/2016 2:14:50 PM PST by JewishRighter
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Love reading this! Bolton for Sec of State!


3 posted on 12/04/2016 2:15:02 PM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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don’t let Bolton get away....


4 posted on 12/04/2016 2:15:28 PM PST by stylin19a (obama = Fredo smart)
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6.) THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT FORMALLY RECOGNIZE CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY OVER TAIWAN.

5 posted on 12/04/2016 2:16:27 PM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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As far as I’m concerned, the legit government of Beijing is in Taipei, not Beijing. Imagine how much safer and prosperous the world would be if the Nationalists hadn’t ended up in exile, if China hadn’t ended up under the control of insecure Commies.


6 posted on 12/04/2016 2:16:47 PM PST by quesney
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Speaking the obvious sounds audacious and provocative when you’ve had eight years of a foreigner president.


7 posted on 12/04/2016 2:17:57 PM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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Breaking?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3501370/posts


8 posted on 12/04/2016 2:18:12 PM PST by TexasGator
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Trump will miss a golden opportunity if he doesn’t make this man SoS.

If he’s still making his mind up, I hope someone on his team shows him this story. That oughta do it.


9 posted on 12/04/2016 2:21:38 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Steely Tom

So true. On this topic and many others as well.


10 posted on 12/04/2016 2:22:51 PM PST by mikeandike
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To: quesney

I have always liked him. Please Trump pick him.


11 posted on 12/04/2016 2:23:31 PM PST by ColdOne ((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~WE DID IT DEPLORABLES!EraseThe0bagambiLegacy!)
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The communist occupation of the mainland must go.


12 posted on 12/04/2016 2:27:00 PM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: quesney; tioga; xsmommy

Shouldn’t that headline read “...whom we can talk to...”, being the object of the subject “Nobody...”? Whatever happened to the word “whom”? You never see it used anymore, much less used correctly. Same with the subjective “were”. Everybody just says “was”. It should always be “were” after the word “if”.

Sorry if I sound picky, but I think it is important to use proper English as an example to our children and to new English speakers.

Or, did somebody change the rules while I was raising 4 kids, finishing my degree, and moving around the country?


13 posted on 12/04/2016 2:29:08 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic ( “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.”)
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Whatever happened to the word “whom”? ....Planned Parenthood cut it out.


14 posted on 12/04/2016 2:31:37 PM PST by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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...Bolton on Trump’s Taiwan Call: “Nobody In Beijing Gets To Dictate Who We Talk To”...

Zer0 sells a couple of billion dollars in defensive weapons including small missiles and warships to Taiwan in 2015 and liberals are totally silent. These are defensive WEAPONS to be used against Chinese aggression. Trump takes a 10 minute call and it’s the end of the world. The rules are different for Democrats big time. Is it any wonder Her Heinous lost??


15 posted on 12/04/2016 2:32:53 PM PST by Sasparilla (I Am Not Tired Of Winning)
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This nothing issue about from the establishment media is really about protecting the establishment diplomat core. These are the same useful idiots who were furious with Reagan when the old soviet union fell. they lost their jobs.

Trump by taking this call has also put the unelected diplomats on notice that their BS games are not going to fly.


16 posted on 12/04/2016 2:33:32 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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He is still my first choice for SoS. It's time for a responsible adult to take over that mess, as the last two clowns have been miserable failures.
17 posted on 12/04/2016 2:37:14 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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So Trump took a phone call from the leader of Taiwan. Now it is pictured as a bad faith and hinders relations with China. Sounds like the liberals in the media have more of a problem than reality. So now Trump must refrain from taking calls from anyone that might tick off China. Where was the media when Obama fielded phone calls from people and nations that were not in the best interest to America - The secret talks with Iran


18 posted on 12/04/2016 2:38:14 PM PST by hondact200 (Lincoln Freed the Slaves. Obama Enslaves the Free. Trump 2016 - Make America Great Again)
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Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 17m17 minutes ago

Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency (making it hard for our companies to compete), heavily tax our products going into..


Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 10m10 minutes ago

their country (the U.S. doesn't tax them) or to build a massive military complex in the middle of the South China Sea? I don't think so!


19 posted on 12/04/2016 2:38:37 PM PST by jennychase
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Did romney weigh in on this

This is comment is a plus column for bolton


20 posted on 12/04/2016 2:44:06 PM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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