Analyst on Trump Taiwan comments

Описание: (12 Dec 2016) China said Monday it had "serious concern" about President-elect Donald Trump's most recent comments about Taiwan, and warned that any changes to how America deals with the self-governing island could damage diplomatic ties between Washington and Beijing.
China's comments came a day after Trump said in a television interview that he didn't feel "bound by a one-China policy."
Hours after the interview aired, China's Communist Party-controlled Global Times published a Chinese-language editorial headlined: "Trump, please listen clearly: 'One China' cannot be traded."
"China needs to launch a resolute struggle with him," the editorial said. "Only after he's hit some obstacles and truly understands that China and the rest of the world are not to be bullied will he gain some perception."
"Many people might be surprised at how the new US leader is truly a 'businessman' through-and-through," the paper said, referring to Trump's suggestion of using the one-China policy as a bargaining chip. "But in the field of diplomacy, he is as ignorant as a child."
The Global Times, which is published by the party mouthpiece People's Daily, often runs commentaries that target nationalistic sentiment with provocative language.
Chinese officials have been more restrained so far.
Even though China has expressed its concerns, historically one would have expected a more "vehement" response from Beijing, Dali Yang, a political science professor at the Beijing centre of the University of Chicago told AP.
Since recognising the People's Republic of China in 1979, the US has adhered to the one-China policy, recognising Beijing as the capital of China and maintaining only unofficial relations with Taiwan.
American law, however, requires the US to ensure Taiwan has the means to defend itself and to treat all threats to the island as matters of serious concern.


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