The Guardian, London and BeijingUS president-elect Donald Trump looked to have sparked a potentially damaging diplomatic row with Beijing on Friday after speaking with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on the telephone. “It must be pointed out that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory. The government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing China,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Geng Shuang (耿爽) said in a statement yesterday. “This is going to make real waves in Beijing,” said Bill Bishop, a veteran China watcher who runs the Washington-based Sinocism newsletter. With this kind of move, Trump is setting a foundation of enduring mistrust and strategic competition for US-China relations,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 03, 2016 16:01 UTC