US President Donald Trump on Thursday spurned the Taiwanese president’s suggestion that the two leaders hold another phone call, saying he did not want to create problems for Chinese President Xi Jinping when Beijing appears to be helping efforts to rein in North Korea. “Look, my problem is I have established a very good personal relationship with President Xi. So I would certainly want to speak to him first.”As president-elect in early December, Trump took a congratulatory phone call from Tsai. Trump agreed to honor the "one China" policy in February and then hosted Xi at his Florida resort earlier this month. “We don't exclude the opportunity to call President Trump himself, but it depends on the needs of the situation and the US government's consideration of regional affairs."

Source: Egypt Independent April 28, 2017 09:56 UTC