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December 05, 2016

Some US conservatives praise Trump over Taiwan phone call
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2016
Amid an outpouring of condemnation over President-elect Donald Trump's telephone conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, some prominent US conservatives are commending his decision to take her call. Trump's conversation with Tsai on Friday broke decades of US diplomatic policy, risking a serious rift with China by calling into question one of Beijing's self-described "core interests" - the "One China" policy to which then-president Richard Nixon agreed in 1978. No US president or pr ... read more

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