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| ‘Nobody in Beijing DICTATES who we talk to!' – Amb Bolton defends Trump call to Taiwan |
| 2016-12-04 |
| [Right Scoop] Bolton responded to the news of a phone call between Trump and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, which caused China to submit a complaint with the US through its foreign ministry. "Honestly, I think we should shake the relationship up. For the past several years China has made aggressive... belligerent claims in the South China Sea," he said on Fox & Friends. Beijing views Taiwan as a rebel province of mainland China, and the United States has recognized China’s claim since President Jimmy Carter officially acknowledged the "one China" policy in 1979. Therefore, Trump’s discussion with Tsai has been seen by some as a breach of protocol, but Bolton disagreed: "Nobody in Beijing gets to dictate who we talk to. It’s ridiculous to think that the phone call upsets decades of anything." While he makes a decent argument for doing what Trump did, it seems like a lot of patching up afterward instead of a reasoned policy decision. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 We are in for a few rough years with China. We've just been through a few rough decades with China and it'll keep getting worse until somebody has the guts to stare them down. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-12-04 14:58 |
| #5 China is gonna have several years of vapors. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-12-04 14:29 |
| #4 Posted by: Bangkok Billy And in my mind I can see a long procession of solemn people walking to a stone bridge with nine arches, guarded on the east by bronze horsemen. Some in the procession walked hand-in-hand. At the stone bridge, they take one last look at hills to the west and leap to the icy waters below. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-04 11:56 |
| #3 #1 Hopefully this Fox news interview will put him over the top for the SEC State position. If for no other reason than to watch the helmet fire epidemic amongst the bow ties at Foggy Bottom. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2016-12-04 11:28 |
| #2 True. But. We are in for a few rough years with China. I hope Donald has a plan. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-12-04 10:54 |
| #1 Hopefully this Fox news interview will put him over the top for the SEC State position. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-04 07:43 |