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photon · 12-02-2016, 03:59 PM

Trump makes first call from a US president or president-elect to Taiwan leadership in 37 years, unaware of or not caring about China's position that Taiwan is part of China.

The call is the first time a US president has directly spoken with Taiwan's leadership in more than 30 years. The US suspended formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 after establishing a One China position in an effort to establish diplomatic channels with Beijing.

"The United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China," the One China principle states.

Analysts were quick to point out that the phone call will likely infuriate Beijing.

"Trump has phone call w Taiwan President, 1st by US Pres or Pres-elect since 1979," goepolitical expert Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, tweeted on Friday. "Beijing will be absolutely incensed."

"Trump almost surely unaware of Taiwan-China sensitivities before taking President's call," Bremmer added. "They don't yet have Asia expertise on team."

Evan Medeiros, former Asia director at the White House national security council, told the Financial Times "the Chinese leadership will see this as a highly provocative action, of historic proportions."

“Regardless if it was deliberate or accidental, this phone call will fundamentally change China’s perceptions of Trump’s strategic intentions for the negative," he said. "With this kind of move, Trump is setting a foundation of enduring mistrust and strategic competition for US-China relations."

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump...-china-2016-12

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photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Trump makes first call from a US president or president-elect to Taiwan leadership in 37 years, unaware of or not caring about China's position that Taiwan is part of China. The call is the first time a US president has directly spoken with Taiwan's leadership in more than 30 years. The US suspended formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 after establishing a One China position in an effort to establish diplomatic channels with Beijing. "The United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China," the One China principle states. Analysts were quick to point out that the phone call will likely infuriate Beijing. "Trump has phone call w Taiwan President, 1st by US Pres or Pres-elect since 1979," goepolitical expert Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, tweeted on Friday. "Beijing will be absolutely incensed." "Trump almost surely unaware of Taiwan-China sensitivities before taking President's call," Bremmer added. "They don't yet have Asia expertise on team." Evan Medeiros, former Asia director at the White House national security council, told the Financial Times "the Chinese leadership will see this as a highly provocative action, of historic proportions." “Regardless if it was deliberate or accidental, this phone call will fundamentally change China’s perceptions of Trump’s strategic intentions for the negative," he said. "With this kind of move, Trump is setting a foundation of enduring mistrust and strategic competition for US-China relations." http://www.businessinsider.com/trump...-china-2016-12 __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.