Trump Suggests Using Bedrock China Policy as Bargaining Chip
Source: New York Times
President-elect Donald J. Trump, defending his recent phone call with Taiwans president, asserted in an interview broadcast Sunday that the United States was not bound by the One China policy, the 44-year diplomatic understanding that underpins Americas relationship with its biggest rival.
Mr. Trump, speaking on Fox News, said he understood the principle of a single China that includes Taiwan, but declared, I dont 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.
I mean, look, he continued, were being hurt very badly by China with devaluation; with taxing us heavy at the borders when we dont tax them; with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldnt be doing; and frankly, with not helping us at all with North Korea.
Mr. Trump is not the first incoming Republican president to question the One China policy, but his suggestion that it could be used as a chip to correct Chinese behavior sets him apart, several Asia experts said. While Mr. Trump has been praised by some Republicans for taking a new look at China policy, his stance could risk a backlash by Beijing, the analysts said.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/us/politics/trump-taiwan-one-china.html?_r=0
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Isn't he playing with fire here?
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)to understand it and 2) couldn't give less of a shit anyway. Hail to the Chief.
metalbot
(1,058 posts)We have a $350B+ per year trade deficit with China. That's going to hurt a lot both ways, and probably hurt China a lot more.
They could dump our debt on the open market, which would hurt our ability to borrow more, but we'd just run additional rounds of QE.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)they are pushing the whole South China Sea issue as a distraction from the fact that their economy is teetering on the brink of a crash and burn.
Kingofalldems
(38,476 posts)arithia
(455 posts)cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)Manning as none of them have committed treason as defined under US law.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)If this orange mutant starts a war with China....(censored).
0rganism
(23,970 posts)why would i suppose there won't be conscription for the Trump Wars? i'm just hoping he gets put on a wall-building project well away from the free fire zones and drone bombardments.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Contact your Congress people and insist that military and/or national service is mandatory for everyone of service age. That goes for Congress' children AND Trump's.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)of the planet is even more worrisome. I'm thinking there are no nations anymore except to perpetuate the arms race---the rest of national/international governance is about corporate money-greed that is managing and legislating worldwide
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Why didn't we get a "no unnecessary nuclear war" option in the election?
Sgent
(5,857 posts)we need some serious revisiting of our trade relationship with China, and although it could hurt both ways, they need us a lot more than we need them.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)He keeps bringing it up. What happened, did Chinese leader Xi Jinping and/or others not give Trumpie what he wanted in his Trump brand trade deal? This needs a little investigating.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)If he keeps poking, first up will be Taiwan.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)is irrelevant to the fact Trump has pissed off China.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)He is delusional.