Trump Reignites China Diplomatic Spat, Says Not Bound By “One China” Policy

While the domestic US audience was focused on what Trump would say about the latest scandal of alleged Russian intervention in the US presidential elections, which as a reminder, he called “ridiculous” and suggested that democrats are behind the report, China was more curious by Trump’s foreign policy thoughts, which may have sparked yet another diplomatic spat, because one week after Trump snubbed America’s long-running “One China” policy, today the President-elect questioned whether the United States had to be bound by its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China” and brushed aside Beijing’s concerns about his decision to accept a phone call from Taiwan’s president.
“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,” Trump said. Trump’s decision to accept a congratulatory telephone call from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Dec. 2 prompted a diplomatic protest from Beijing, which considers Taiwan a renegade province.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Dec 11, 2016.