So, he said or implied if you mess with that you might be at war with China. So tread carefully around this subject.
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President Obama Says Donald Trump Should Deal Cautiously With Taiwan, China
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WASHINGTON—President
Barack Obama said President-elect Donald Trump's protocol-breaking
phone call with Taiwan's leader could elicit a significant response from
China, given the issue's importance to Beijing.
President Obama Says Donald Trump Should Deal Cautiously With Taiwan, China
President warns successor to think through the consequences of his actions
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President Obama said it's good for a new president to look at
foreign policy with ‘fresh eyes’ but cautioned President-elect Donald
Trump to be aware of the consequences before upending policy on China
and Taiwan. Photo: Getty
Mr. Trump drew criticism from China after he accepted a congratulatory phone call from President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan. The call caught the White House by surprise and broke with the longstanding “One China” policy that blocks formal U.S. diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which Beijing considers to be a territory, not a sovereign nation.
“If you’re going to upend this understanding, you have to have thought through what the consequences are because the Chinese won’t treat that like they treat some issues,” Mr. Obama said at a news conference Friday.
Mr. Obama said overall it is good that “all of our foreign policy should be subject to fresh eyes” but warned that the U.S. relationship with China is one that should be approached carefully and methodically.
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