CHINA-US: TAIWAN
During
an interview with Reuters on April 28, 2017, US President Trump turned
down Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's suggestion that another call could take
place, saying he did not want to risk his newfound "personal
relationship" with China's president Xi Jinping. He said "I
think he's doing an amazing job as a leader and I wouldn't want to do anything
that comes in the way of that. So I would certainly want to speak to him
first." Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters
during the regular press briefing that China "has noted the US
reaction," adding that online commenters "believe it's a slap in the
face for Tsai Ing-wen". He also said "China always opposes that
those with whom we’ve established diplomatic relations develop any formal or
official exchanges with the Taiwanese side." |