Trump still bumbling on China/Taiwan. Now he's offended both countries

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Washington Post ‏@washingtonpost 7m7 minutes ago
Trump draws rebuke after saying U.S. isn’t bound by One China policy

“Many people might be surprised at how the new U.S. leader is truly a ‘businessman’ through and through,” China's state-run newspaper said. “But in the field of diplomacy, he is as ignorant as a child.”

Trump’s latest foray into East Asian affairs came when he was asked by Fox News about the planning for the Dec. 2 call. He said he learned about the call “an hour or two” before it took place but said he understood the stakes.

“I fully understand the One China policy, but I don’t know why we have to be bound by a One China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade,” he said.

“I mean, look,” he continued, “we’re being hurt very badly by China with devaluation; with taxing us heavy at the borders when we don’t tax them; with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldn’t be doing; and, frankly, with not helping us at all with North Korea.”

“I don’t want China dictating to me,” he said

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Su Hao, director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies at China Foreign Affairs University, in Beijing, said the comment was a “careless and irresponsible” act that could “shake the foundation of the bilateral relationship.”

The stance on Taiwan, he said, is not open for negotiation. “International politics is not business. Not everything is on the table for trade.”

___ Wu Jieh-min, an associate research fellow at Taipei’s Academia Sinica, said the United States should not use Taiwan as a means to an end.

“Trump’s call with President Tsai may signal a possible readjustment of the U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China respectively,” he said. “But from the perspective of the Taiwanese people,” he said, “the legitimate principle should be that Taiwan should not be used as something for trade between the great powers.”

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1. China Flies Nuke Bomber Over S. China Sea to Send Trump a Message

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-bomber-flight-send-message-donald-trump-taiwan-a7468021.html

China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea in 'message' to Donald Trump

Flight came less than a week before President-elect’s phone call with Taiwan's leader

The Pentagon reportedly found out about the flight on Friday and officials said it was the first long-range flight along the demarcation line in more than 18 months – though this sortie extended further than previous ones.

The H-6 is the Chinese version of the Russian Tupolev Tu-16 jet bomber and has been used by China to drop nuclear devices in tests.

Mr Trump has used Twitter to criticise Beijing's policies, including the build-up of “a massive military complex in the middle of the South China Sea”.

Fox reported that Admiral Harry Harris, the head of US Pacific Command, had warned repeatedly about Chinese military build-up in the area over the last year. Satellites have shown China

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2. I hope trump is brought down by his big mouth

one way or another.

[get the red out]

3. As long as the world doesn't go down with him