Trump is not
sworn in yet and he has already started disrupting world peace. So
far as I know we still promise to protect Taiwan if China should
attack but, to keep peace with mainland China we officially recognize
them as the government of all of China including Taiwan.
Since 1979 the U.S. and Taiwan have
been very careful to maintain ONLY unofficial relations with each other to
avoid antagonizing China. As part of that "unofficialness"
there has not been any publicized phone call between the Presidents
of the US and Taiwan in 37 years.
Trump appears to be reversing that
long-standing policy by having a phone conversation with the
President of Taiwan. If China interprets this as an insult to its
sovereignty that could put Taiwan at risk. It could also put US armed
forces at risk if they are called upon to protect Taiwan from Chinese
aggression.
Certainly we can hope that calm will be
restored and nothing terrible will happen but it really would have
been better, and smarter, for Trump not to take this call.
I am afraid there will be other
incidents like this. I do not see Trump as a careful or subtle
person, more like a bull in a china shop.
Found more details on Trump's latest embarrassment in this article:
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