Why people are making such a big deal about the Trump-Taiwan call

[Valin]

Washington Post:

Amy B Wang, Emily Rauhala and William Wan

December 5 2016

 

Why is a single phone call attracting so much attention?

 

With a roughly 10-minute phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, President-elect Donald Trump broke from nearly 40 years of U.S. policy in Asia and probably complicated relations between the United States, China and Taiwan — all more than a month before assuming office.

 

But what, exactly, happened, what was discussed and why are people making a big deal about it?

 

 

On the call, Trump and Tsai congratulated each other on winning their elections, a three-sentence statement from Trump’s transition office said.

 

“During the discussion, they noted the close economic, political, and security ties exists [sic] between Taiwan and the United States,” the statement said.

 

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