Whether the U.S. president-elect meant to jump into the generational fight between China and Taiwan remains an open question. No American president or president-elect has publicly spoken to Taiwan's leader since the U.S. ended their formal diplomatic relationship in 1979. Four of his words drew particular attention in Taiwanese newspapers: Trump's reference, in a follow-up tweet, to Tsai being "the President of Taiwan." Official Chinese pronouncements typically refer to the Taiwanese president as "the Taiwan regional leader." The Taiwanese presidential office said Trump and Tsai discussed issues affecting Asia and the future of U.S. relations with Taiwan.

Source: New York Times December 04, 2016 08:23 UTC