January 1979: Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping offers the concepts of "one country, two systems" and "peaceful unification" as possible alternatives to a military attack on Taiwan. April 1979: Taiwan's Nationalist Party leader Chiang Ching-kuo comes out with a ... ( read original story ...)
Trump's call inspires hope in Taiwan, concern in Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With a 10-minute phone call and two tweets, Donald Trump inspired banner headlines and renewed hopes across Taiwan for a stronger partnership with the United States, while also inflaming the complex relationships between the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
5 Things About China-Taiwan Relations
A telephone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen treads on a longstanding—if recently dormant—political fault line in East Asia. For many decades, the region was a flashpoint between China and Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Why Trump’s call to Taiwan’s president will likely incense Chinese leaders
(Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during an interview in LuqueThomson Reuters) President-elect Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan by phone on Friday, in a move likely to infuriate Beijing. A call by the US president to any president of ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump's call with Taiwan's president — what does it mean?
Trump -- who has previously vowed to take a tough line towards Beijing -- stressed that Taipei had initiated the call. "The President of Taiwan CALLED ME today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you!" he tweeted. Policy change? ( read original story ...)
Trump shrugs off fuss over speaking directly to Taiwan leader
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is unapologetic about roiling diplomatic waters with his decision to speak on the phone with Taiwan's leader, a breach of long-standing tradition that risks enmity from China. The U.S. severed diplomatic ties with the self ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leader's call to Donald Trump 'petty action,' says China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was a "petty action" by Taiwan that does not change its status as part of China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday. China will "unswervingly" stick to its position ... ( read original story ...)
Trump breaks forty-year policy, speaks with Taiwan president
First, the experts expect, China will try to persuade Donald Trump to stand down on Taiwan. It will marshal American business leaders to its side. Then it will threaten. And if that fails, it will sweep into action, pulling its ambassador from the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)
China hopes Trump call with Taiwan leader won't damage ties
China's foreign minister said Saturday he hopes Beijing's relations with the U.S. would not be "interfered with or damaged" after president-elect Donald Trump broke with decades-long diplomatic tradition and spoke directly with Taiwan's leader. It is ... ( read original story ...)
Trump likely just infuriated China with the US' first call to Taiwan since 1979
"President-elect Trump also congratulated President Tsai on becoming President of Taiwan earlier this year." The call, first reported by the Financial Times, is the first time a US president has directly spoken with Taiwan's leadership in more than 30 years. ( read original story ...)
China blames Taiwan for president's 'petty' phone call with Trump
WASHINGTON/BEIJING U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but China, which considers the self-ruled island its own, said it was confident Washington's "one China" policy would not change. The 10-minute ... ( read original story ...)
Trump likely just infuriated China with the US's first call to Taiwan since 1979
The White House was not made aware of the call until after it occurred, an administration official told Business Insider. The US suspended formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 after establishing a One China position — which states that "there ... ( read original story ...)
Trump's undiplomatic chat with Taiwan president likely to anger China
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will likely anger China. It is highly unusual, probably unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan, a self ... ( read original story ...)
Trump speaks with Taiwan’s president, risking China tensions
President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China. It is highly unusual, probably unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan, a self ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese business delegation courts Taiwan ally Panama
BEIJING, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A large Chinese business delegation has arrived in the Central American country of Panama, a diplomatic ally of self-ruled Taiwan, and is keen to invest in energy and port projects, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan debates gay marriage
ON THE eighth floor in a gritty suburb of the capital, Taipei, sits the ten-year-old Wei-ming temple, a Taoist house of worship—but an unusual one. Nearly all the visitors buying bundles of prayers or bringing handwritten ones of their own to be burnt by ... ( read original story ...)