President Trump held a lengthy, “extremely cordial” telephone conversation with China’s President Xi Jinping late Thursday evening in Washington, and — in a move set to ease tensions between the two nations — agreed to honor the one-China policy, the White House said in a statement. (Jason Aldag/The Washington Post)“The two leaders discussed numerous topics and President Trump agreed, at the request of President Xi, to honor our ‘one China’ policy,” the White House statement said. “The phone call between President Trump and President Xi was extremely cordial, and both leaders extended best wishes to the people of each other’s countries,” it added. As expected, China reacted sternly, but Trump publicly questioned whether the one-China policy was in the United States’ best interests. “Everything is under negotiation, including ‘One China,’ ” Trump told the newspaper.

Source: Washington Post February 10, 2017 04:45 UTC