President-elect Donald Trump sparked a brushfire of commentary a few days ago when he took a congratulatory phone call from Taiwanâ??s president, Tsai Ing-wen, known officially in her home country as â??the president of the Republic of China.â?
Talking heads in the mainstream media chided Mr. Trump: Does he not know that the only â??president of Chinaâ? the United States officially recognizes is Xi Jinping, â??president of the Peopleâ??s Republic of China.â? Had Mr. Trump violated Washingtonâ??s long-held â??one-China policyâ??
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