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Trump draws rebuke after saying U.S. isn't bound by One China policy

The Washington Post: BEIJING — President-elect Trump is talking about Taiwan again — and nobody, it seems, is pleased about his comments on the nearly four-decade-old basis of U.S.-Chinese relations.

In an interview broadcast Sunday, Trump said the U.S. would not necessarily be bound by the One China policy, the diplomatic understanding that underpins ties between Washington and Beijing, unless it could “make a deal,” potentially on U.S.-China trade.

The remark elicited an angry response from Beijing, with the Foreign Ministry expressing “serious concern” and a Party-controlled newspaper calling the president-elect “as ignorant as a child.” By appearing to treat Taiwan as just a bargaining chip for trade deals, he may also have irked Taipei, experts said.

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