Cold
War 2.0
The ‘One
China’ principle acknowledging that there is only one Chinese
government is non-negotiable and the ultimate basis for US-China
relations, China’s Foreign Ministry said in response to US
President-elect Donald Trump’s comments.
The Chinese
ministry also called on “relevant parties” in the US to recognize
the sensitivity of the Taiwan issue in a statement that came as a
response to the remarks Trump made in the interview with the Wall
Street Journal.
In an
hour-long interview on Friday, Trump said that he may consider ending
the long-standing agreement with China on relations with Taiwan.
“Everything is under negotiation, including ‘one China,’”
Trump said during the interview.
After
winning the presidential election, Trump received a call from
Taiwan’s leader, Tsai Ing-wen, who congratulated him on the
victory. He then thanked Ing-wen for the congratulations, thus
sparking an angry reaction from China.
China’s
foreign minister, Wang Yi, told reporters at that time that “the
one-China principle is the cornerstone of the healthy development of
[Sino-US] relations, and we do not want any interference or
destruction of this political foundation.”
Trump then
called the whole situation hypocritical by pointing out that the US
“can sell them [Taiwan] $2 billion of the latest and greatest
military equipment but we’re not allowed to accept a phone call.”
The US
acknowledged Taiwan as part of ‘one China’ in 1979, although it
continues to maintain relations with Taiwan.
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