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It's always been all about the benjamins. Get the hook; this guy doesn't give a shit about foreign policy, diplomacy, etc., and his staff is just as useless.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/revealed-trump-organization-eyes-taiwan-for-newest-luxury-resort-location/
Trump Organization eyes Taiwan for newest luxury resort location
Elizabeth Preza
02 Dec 2016 at 19:34 ET
Donald Trump may have ulterior motives for his jaw-dropping call to Taiwan Friday, considering his company is looking to build luxury hotels and resorts on the rogue Chinese providence, Shanghaiist reports.
Trump shocked political observers Friday, initiating the first US-Taiwanese presidential contact in over three decades. The move risked a major dispute with China, which considers Taiwan to be one of its providences. In 1979, the U.S. adopted a One China position, freezing diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Despite the historically frosty relations between the United States and Taiwan, Trump picked up the phone to peak with Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen, incensing Beijing according to geopolitical experts.
As it turns out, the head-scratching move by Trump may not be so surprising afterall. The Gothamist LLC publication Shanghaiistwhich covers news and events in ChinaTrump is eyeing Taiwan as his next location for a series of luxury hotels and resorts.
In November, the mayor of Taoyuan, Taiwan confirmed to China Times that a representative from the Trump Organization visited the municipality in September. Reports indicate Trumps son Eric Trump will visit Taiwan later this year to discuss a large-scale urban development project aimed at capitalizing on Taoyuans status as a transport hub for East Asia.
Questions about potential conflicts-of-interest have plagued Trump since the beginning of his transition in November. After an onslaught of criticism, the president-elect vowed to leave his great business in order to fully focus on running the country.
During his call with Ing-wen, Trump congratulated her on her recent election and noted the close economic, political, and security ties that exist between Taiwan and the United States.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)babylonsister
(171,035 posts)just mentioned luxury resorts, Taiwan and Trump. Maybe not.
tableturner
(1,680 posts)The Raw Story article is linked to China Times, one of Taiwan's major newspapers, which was founded in 1950. In the China Times article, dated 11-17-16, are direct quotes from the mayor of Taiwan. The headline, translated by Google translate, is:
Trump to come to Taiwan ... to build a hotel? Mayor of Taoyuan Zheng Wencan: representatives have contact
Here are the first two paragraphs, as translated by Google translate:
Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan yesterday (16) confirmed that the Trump Group has indeed through the representatives to express investment in Taoyuan City tourism industry will, in particular, lock the Taoyuan International Airport near the hotel, but so far no further contact.
The Taoyuan Airport City project is still under consideration by the Ministry of the Interior. The Taoyuan Municipal Government has provided information on the development of the Taoyuan Qingpu Station on the Taiwan high-speed railway and a brief introduction of the municipal administration for the reference of the other side.
Here is the link:
http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20161117000048-260202
Edit: Added an "s" to the end of the word "paragraph".
babylonsister
(171,035 posts)Lawrence O'Donnell. That's his motive, screw anyone who gets in the way.
babylonsister
(171,035 posts)Trumps unusual phone call is great for his business, dangerous for America
https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-unusual-phone-call-is-great-for-his-business-dangerous-for-america-36a0ec355202#.t0xhn1gr2