China 'seriously concerned' after Trump questions Taiwan policy
Source: The Guardian
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the president-elect said he saw no reason why the US should continue abiding by the One China policy under which Washington does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state unless Beijing was prepared to enter into some kind of bargain. "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," Trump told the channel.
Washingtons acceptance of the One China principle according to which Taiwan is officially regarded as part of the same single Chinese nation as the mainland has been a crucial part of the foundation of US-China relations since ties between the two countries were re-established by Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong in 1972.
Trumps comments drew an angry riposte from Beijing. Geng Shuang, a spokesman for Chinas foreign ministry, told reporters that bilateral ties and the sound and steady growth of China-US relations would be out of the question were Trump to turn away from the One China policy.
Dec. 12, 2016
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/12/donald-trump-questions-us-commitment-to-one-china-policy
I posted this because it displays an example of what is to come. trump will bully his way around the globe. This is his "deal" making. Hmmmm....what could one call this, blackmail?
PS - There was punctuation in this article, it was wiped out when it posted online.
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