Trump taunts China on Twitter

When asked if China will intervene in Taiwan’s relations with its diplomatic allies, Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said such speculation is not true.

The call with Taipei was the first by a USA president-elect or president with a Taiwanese leader since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition to China from Taiwan in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of “one China”.

But it could also make life hard for the United States and its allies in the region.

“What we have made clear in a couple of different phone conversations is that the administration is committed to our nation’s pursuit of a one-China policy rooted in three communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act”, Earnest said.

“The president is looking forward to strengthening bilateral interactions and contacts as well as setting up closer cooperative relations” with the USA, the statement said.

Beijing views Taiwan as a renegade province and it has been the official position of the United States since 1979 that the government in Beijing is the sole government of China.

“Everything is possible”, he said.

“The “one China” policy is the cornerstone of a healthy China-U.S. relationship”.

Washington recognizes Beijing’s sovereignty over Taiwan.

However, the Foreign Ministry does not wield the same power as the party leadership and a more meaningful reaction would come from that office or from the Chinese military.

It is also “unclear” how it helps the people of Taiwan, he stated.

Rohrabacher, a supporter of Trump during the election, is a longtime critic of the Chinese regime and its human rights violations.

Taiwan split from the Chinese mainland in 1949.

“The White House and State Department probably have a perspective on it, and certainly Taiwan has a perspective on it”.

An unofficial diplomatic truce between China and Taiwan ended earlier this year after Tsai was elected in January, when China established ties with former Taiwan ally Gambia.

“He has been a friend to Taiwan”, Mr Lee said.

The White House also released a statement, saying the “longstanding policy” on China and Taiwan had not changed.

Donald Trump embarked on another packed day of cabinet-building talks on Monday (Dec 5), widening his search for a secretary of state tasked with representing his foreign policy, having already defied diplomatic protocol and provoked China.

Saleswoman Ho Li-chin, 43, said she fears China will try to isolate Taiwan even more in the worldwide community.

“As a businessman, Donald Trump is used to looking for leverage in any relationship”.

“But the issue should be this – does Taiwan deserve a little more space?”

Navarro, who has produced books and multi-part television documentaries warning of the dangers of China’s rise, has suggested stepped up engagement with Taiwan, including assistance with a submarine development programme. “Anywhere, anytime we can bring things to a conclusion”. Do they mean Mr. Trump will plunge the United States into a trade war with China?