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This R&D provides resources on President-elect Donald Trump’s recent phone call with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen. China blasted Trump for making the call, warning that it could endanger existing Sino-American relationship. However, analysts wonder if the call was a way for Trump to show strength to Chinese leaders, whom he appears headed on a collision course with regarding trade issues.
What is the Taiwan issue, and why is Donald Trump’s phone call so significant? @Max_Fisher explains. https://t.co/bJ6Q3j0ClR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 4, 2016
Donald Trump faces his first China crisis before even taking office https://t.co/S39vRm7254
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 5, 2016
Trump’s Taiwan call was a planned, intentionally provocative move, say people who were involved https://t.co/ZQicptTJF9
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 5, 2016
3 things to know about Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, who rattled China by phoning Donald Trump https://t.co/ngE9y8FcIM
— TIME (@TIME) December 5, 2016
China newspapers say call with Taiwan’s Tsai shows Trump’s inexperience https://t.co/daMQXe171y pic.twitter.com/6XymIufM71
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 5, 2016
A mayor in Taiwan said a Trump Organization representative had discussed investment opportunities https://t.co/5j98O9rJ5Z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 5, 2016
Donald Trump has taken a fresh swipe at China just two days after controversial phone call with Taiwan’s president https://t.co/GI3UAIHtWN pic.twitter.com/p5HPArvrO0
— CNN (@CNN) December 5, 2016
Pence downplays significance of Trump’s call with Taiwan president https://t.co/oq8G1nXTpJ pic.twitter.com/o9XrtlccbG
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 4, 2016
The problem is China and its absolute insistence that Taiwan is no more than a renegade province https://t.co/T4IZEEndEV
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 4, 2016
Trump camp scrambles to defend diplomatic blunder over China and Taiwan https://t.co/uYDoin974X pic.twitter.com/vzhnxs1wui
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) December 4, 2016
China warned Donald Trump that he was risking a confrontation over Taiwan, even as Mr. Trump broadened the dispute https://t.co/SORHenY9p9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 5, 2016