03-12-2016 06:38

China angry over Trump's phone call to Taiwan

Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) A telephonic conversation between US President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, has angered China, reports said on Saturday. This was the first bilateral contact between the US and Taiwan since Washington ended its diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979. The conversation irked Beijing, where the officials said: "We firmly opposes any official interaction or military contact between the US and Taiwan." Beijing also sought an explanation
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