In a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump affirmed the “One China” policy that has long underpinned Sino-U.S. relations, a declaration that appeared aimed at ending weeks of uncertainty in Washington’s approach to Asia. The phone call late Thursday in Washington was likely to help smooth relations between the two nations, which had been rocked by Mr. Trump’s questioning of whether the U.S. should...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 10, 2017 04:09 UTC