12-12-2016 22:46 via abqjournal.com

Updated: Trump ups US ante on Taiwan, but China has leverage too

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump sounds ready to use U.S. policy toward Taiwan as a bargaining chip to extract concessions from China, but both of the world powers could play at that game. China’s rising economic and military clout means its communist leadership has leverage over Washington too. Beijing could erect more obstacles for U.S. […]
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