The &quot;one China&quot; principle is the basis for developing ties with China and no country can be an exception to this rule, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told his French counterpart.

US&nbsp;President-elect Donald Trump has upset China by speaking with the president of self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own, and casting doubt on Washington&#39;s nearly four-decade policy of recognising that Taiwan is part of &quot;one China&quot;.

Speaking with French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Wang said the Taiwan issue concerns China&#39;s sovereignty and territorial integrity, China&#39;s Foreign Ministry said late on Thursday.

&quot;The one-China principle is the prerequisite and basis for other countries to develop their relations with China and that when it comes to this vital issue of right or wrong, no country can be an exception,&quot; the statement cited Wang as saying.

Wang said he appreciated Ayrault&#39;s clear stance on the &quot;one China&quot; issue.

Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. China considers Taiwan independence a red line issue.

(Reuters)

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity

The "one China" principle is the basis for developing ties with China and no country can be an exception to this rule, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told his French counterpart. US President-elect Donald Trump has upset China by speaking with the president of self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own, and casting doubt on Washington's nearly four-decade policy of recognising that Taiwan is part of "one China". Speaking with French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Wang said the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, China's Foreign Ministry said late on Thursday. "The one-China principle is the prerequisite and basis for other countries to develop their relations with China and that when it comes to this vital issue of right or wrong, no country can be an exception," the statement cited Wang as saying. Wang said he appreciated Ayrault's clear stance on the "one China" issue. Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. China considers Taiwan independence a red line issue. (Reuters)

No country can be exception to 'one China' principle: China

Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of &quot;one China&quot;, in his first Sunday show interview as president-elect, news agency Reuters reports.

Trump&rsquo;s comments on &ldquo;Fox News Sunday&rdquo; came after his phone call with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan on December 2 prompted a diplomatic protest from China.

&quot;I fully understand the &#39;one China&#39; policy, but I don&#39;t know why we have to be bound by a &#39;one China&#39; policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade,&quot; Trump told Fox, Reuters reports.

&quot;I don&#39;t want China dictating to me and this was a call put into me. &nbsp;I didn&#39;t make the call, and it was a call, very short call saying congratulations, sir, on the victory. It was a very nice call. Short,&quot; Trump added.

Trump&#39;s call with President Tsai Ing-wen was the first such contact with Taiwan by a US president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of &quot;one China&quot;, according to Reuters.

Trump has accused China of manipulating the value of its currency in order to give its products price advantages in the American market.

&quot;We&#39;re being hurt very badly by China with devaluation, with taxing us heavy at the borders when we don&#39;t tax them, with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldn&#39;t be doing, and frankly with not helping us at all with North Korea,&quot; Reuters quoted him as saying.

&quot;You have North Korea. You have nuclear weapons and China could solve that problem and they&#39;re not helping us at all.&quot;

(WION) 
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Trump?s comments on 'Fox News Sunday' came after his phone call with Taiwan's president prompted a diplomatic protest from China

Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of "one China", in his first Sunday show interview as president-elect, news agency Reuters reports. Trump’s comments on “Fox News Sunday” came after his phone call with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan on December 2 prompted a diplomatic protest from China. "I fully understand the 'one China' policy, but I don't know why we have to be bound by a 'one China' policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade," Trump told Fox, Reuters reports. "I don't want China dictating to me and this was a call put into me. I didn't make the call, and it was a call, very short call saying congratulations, sir, on the victory. It was a very nice call. Short," Trump added. Trump's call with President Tsai Ing-wen was the first such contact with Taiwan by a US president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of "one China", according to Reuters. Trump has accused China of manipulating the value of its currency in order to give its products price advantages in the American market. "We're being hurt very badly by China with devaluation, with taxing us heavy at the borders when we don't tax them, with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldn't be doing, and frankly with not helping us at all with North Korea," Reuters quoted him as saying. "You have North Korea. You have nuclear weapons and China could solve that problem and they're not helping us at all." (WION)

Trump says US not necessarily bound by 'one China' policy

China called on US officials on Tuesday not to let Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen pass through the United States en route to Guatemala next month, days after President-elect Donald Trump irked Beijing by speaking to Tsai in a break with decades of precedent.

The US State Department appeared to reject the call, saying that such transits were based on &quot;long-standing US practice, consistent with the unofficial nature of (US) relations with Taiwan&quot;.

China is deeply suspicious of Tsai, whom it thinks wants to push for the formal independence of Taiwan, a self-governing island that Beijing regards as a renegade province.

Her call with Trump on Friday was the first between a US president-elect or president and a Taiwanese leader since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition to China from Taiwan in 1979.

Tsai is due to visit Guatemala, one of Taiwan&#39;s small band of diplomatic allies, on January 11-12, its foreign minister, Carlos Raul Morales, told Reuters.

Taiwan&#39;s Liberty Times, considered close to Tsai&#39;s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, reported on Monday that she was planning to go through New York early next month on her way to Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Taiwan has not formally confirmed Tsai&#39;s trip but visits to its allies in the region are normally combined with transit stops in the United States and meetings with Taiwan-friendly officials.

The trip would take place before Trump is inaugurated on January 20 to replace Democrat Barack Obama and Tsai&#39;s delegation would seek to meet Trump&#39;s team, including his White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, the Liberty Times said.

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Meeting unlikely

An adviser to Trump&#39;s transition team said he considered it &quot;very unlikely&quot; there would be a meeting between Tsai and Trump if she were to go through New York.

China&#39;s Foreign Ministry said the one-China principle, which states Taiwan is part of China, was commonly recognised by the international community and that Tsai&#39;s real aim was &quot;self-evident&quot;.

China hopes the United States &quot;does not allow her transit, and does not send any wrong signals to &#39;Taiwan independence&#39; forces,&quot; the ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters.

US&nbsp;State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Monday he had no information whether Tsai would meet US&nbsp;officials if she stopped in transit but said Taiwanese presidents did stop over periodically.

He said the transits were &quot;based on long-standing US&nbsp;practice, consistent with the unofficial nature of our relations with Taiwan.&quot; A spokeswoman repeated the position on Tuesday when asked to comment on the Chinese call.

In a meeting with American reporters on Tuesday, Tsai played down the significance of her conversation with Trump, saying it was to congratulate the president-elect.

&quot;I do not foresee major policy shifts in the near future because we all see the value of stability in the region,&quot; she told the reporters.

US vice president-elect Mike Pence told the Fox News Channel on Tuesday that Trump did not regret taking the call.

&quot;(The) president-elect was fully aware of the one-China policy,&quot; Pence said. &quot;He&rsquo;s also very aware that the United States has sold billions of dollars in arms to Taiwan. We have a unique relationship with that country that&rsquo;s been defined over the decades since we&rsquo;ve reopened relations with the People&rsquo;s Republic of China but I think he think he felt it would be rude not to take the call.&rdquo;

Taiwan has been self governing since 1949 when Nationalist forces fled to the island after defeat by Mao Zedong&#39;s communists in China&#39;s civil war. Taiwan&#39;s Presidential Office said media reports about a January trip were &quot;excessive speculation&quot;.

El Salvador&#39;s government said it was working with Taiwan on plans for a visit by Tsai in the second week of January but gave no specific dates.

The Nicaraguan government had no immediate comment. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is to be sworn in for a third consecutive term on January 10, however, so Tsai&#39;s trip to Guatemala would dovetail with that ceremony.

The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after Trump&#39;s phone call with Tsai, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations with Beijing.

(Reuters)

The US State Department appeared to reject the request, saying that such transits were based on 'long-standing US practice'

China called on US officials on Tuesday not to let Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen pass through the United States en route to Guatemala next month, days after President-elect Donald Trump irked Beijing by speaking to Tsai in a break with decades of precedent. The US State Department appeared to reject the call, saying that such transits were based on "long-standing US practice, consistent with the unofficial nature of (US) relations with Taiwan". China is deeply suspicious of Tsai, whom it thinks wants to push for the formal independence of Taiwan, a self-governing island that Beijing regards as a renegade province. Her call with Trump on Friday was the first between a US president-elect or president and a Taiwanese leader since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition to China from Taiwan in 1979. Tsai is due to visit Guatemala, one of Taiwan's small band of diplomatic allies, on January 11-12, its foreign minister, Carlos Raul Morales, told Reuters. Taiwan's Liberty Times, considered close to Tsai's ruling Democratic Progressive Party, reported on Monday that she was planning to go through New York early next month on her way to Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. Taiwan has not formally confirmed Tsai's trip but visits to its allies in the region are normally combined with transit stops in the United States and meetings with Taiwan-friendly officials. The trip would take place before Trump is inaugurated on January 20 to replace Democrat Barack Obama and Tsai's delegation would seek to meet Trump's team, including his White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, the Liberty Times said. Meeting unlikely An adviser to Trump's transition team said he considered it "very unlikely" there would be a meeting between Tsai and Trump if she were to go through New York. China's Foreign Ministry said the one-China principle, which states Taiwan is part of China, was commonly recognised by the international community and that Tsai's real aim was "self-evident". China hopes the United States "does not allow her transit, and does not send any wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces," the ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters. US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Monday he had no information whether Tsai would meet US officials if she stopped in transit but said Taiwanese presidents did stop over periodically. He said the transits were "based on long-standing US practice, consistent with the unofficial nature of our relations with Taiwan." A spokeswoman repeated the position on Tuesday when asked to comment on the Chinese call. In a meeting with American reporters on Tuesday, Tsai played down the significance of her conversation with Trump, saying it was to congratulate the president-elect. "I do not foresee major policy shifts in the near future because we all see the value of stability in the region," she told the reporters. US vice president-elect Mike Pence told the Fox News Channel on Tuesday that Trump did not regret taking the call. "(The) president-elect was fully aware of the one-China policy," Pence said. "He’s also very aware that the United States has sold billions of dollars in arms to Taiwan. We have a unique relationship with that country that’s been defined over the decades since we’ve reopened relations with the People’s Republic of China but I think he think he felt it would be rude not to take the call.” Taiwan has been self governing since 1949 when Nationalist forces fled to the island after defeat by Mao Zedong's communists in China's civil war. Taiwan's Presidential Office said media reports about a January trip were "excessive speculation". El Salvador's government said it was working with Taiwan on plans for a visit by Tsai in the second week of January but gave no specific dates. The Nicaraguan government had no immediate comment. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is to be sworn in for a third consecutive term on January 10, however, so Tsai's trip to Guatemala would dovetail with that ceremony. The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after Trump's phone call with Tsai, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations with Beijing. (Reuters)

China asks US to block Taiwan president's stopover after Trump phone call

US President-elect Donald Trump is &quot;well aware&quot; of what US policy has been on Taiwan, Trump&#39;s spokeswoman said, after the US president-elect spoke by phone on Friday with Taiwan&#39;s president, a move likely to infuriate China.

&quot;President-elect Trump is fully briefed and fully knowledgeable about these issues on an ongoing basis, regardless on who is on the other end of the phone,&quot; Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway told CNN.

The White House on Friday said there was &quot;no change&quot; to the United States&#39; longstanding &quot;one China&quot; policy after&nbsp;Donald Trump spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

&quot;We remain firmly committed to our &#39;one China&#39; policy,&quot; said Ned Price, a national security spokesman for President Barack Obama. &quot;Our fundamental interest is in peaceful and stable cross-Strait relations.&quot;

(Reuters)

Trump is 'fully knowledgeable about these issues on an ongoing basis, regardless on who is on the other end of the phone'

US President-elect Donald Trump is "well aware" of what US policy has been on Taiwan, Trump's spokeswoman said, after the US president-elect spoke by phone on Friday with Taiwan's president, a move likely to infuriate China. "President-elect Trump is fully briefed and fully knowledgeable about these issues on an ongoing basis, regardless on who is on the other end of the phone," Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway told CNN. The White House on Friday said there was "no change" to the United States' longstanding "one China" policy after Donald Trump spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. "We remain firmly committed to our 'one China' policy," said Ned Price, a national security spokesman for President Barack Obama. "Our fundamental interest is in peaceful and stable cross-Strait relations." (Reuters)

Trump is 'well aware' of what US policy has been on Taiwan - spokeswoman