China says Donald Trump ‘speaks like a rookie’ and calls his position on Taiwan ‘despicable’
Chinese media has expressed their dismay at Trump’s Taiwan policy
They suggest his position is ‘despicable’ and said he ‘speaks like a rookie’
Trump has previously said he doesn’t feel ‘confined to a one-China policy’
China was angered by Trump’s conversations with Taiwanese president
By ANNA HOPKINS
DAILYMAIL.COM
16 January 2017
President-elect Donald Trump ‘speaks like a rookie,’ China’s state-run media said Monday, describing his suggested use of America’s position on Taiwan as a bargaining chip as ‘despicable.’
The nationalist tabloid Global Times published an editorial blasting Trump’s strategy and saying China would have a strong response to any reconsideration of the ‘one China’ policy.
Since recognizing Beijing in 1979, Washington has maintained only unofficial ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing considers its territory — a status quo that Trump has repeatedly threatened to upend since winning the November election.
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