Trump's historic call shocks worldIn a break with decades-long diplomatic tradition, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with President Tsai Ing-wen, a move that drew an irritated response from China and looked set to cast uncertainty over U.S. policy toward Asia. Conservative FoundationPlayed Key Role: MediaIt is thought a senior figure at the U.S. think tank the Heritage Foundation helped set up the phone call. An unnamed source told CNN that Stephen Yates, a Heritage Foundation fellow and an adviser to Trump's transition team, had helped facilitate the call. But a separate source told the Central News Agency (CNA) that Heritage Foundation co-founder Edwin Feulner had set up the call. Feulner co-founded the Heritage Foundation in 1973.

Source: The China Post December 03, 2016 16:27 UTC