If U.S. diplomacy with China falls apart, it could have major ramifications
- Trump continued to needle at China Sunday by openly questioning the so-called “one China policy” on Fox News.
- China then issued a stern rebuke to Trump’s comments early Monday through its foreign minister.
- “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 said Sunday, adding, “I don’t want China dictating to me.”
- That provocative language prompted a Monday editorial in China’s state-run newspaper describing Trump’s diplomacy as “ignorant as a child.”
- On Dec. 8, China flew a long-range nuclear bomber outside of the nation for the first time since the Taiwan phone call — reportedly a symbolic show of strength.
- The threat of trade war with China is a real risk to Americans, experts warn.
- Policy analysts also warn that military conflict could be on the table if aggression between China and the U.S. escalates further. Read more
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