US President Donald Trump has reportedly backed down from threats of not recognizing Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.
On Thursday night, Trump held a telephone call with President Xi Jinping of China, telling him that the US would continue to honor the so-called One China policy, the White House announced in a statement.
During the call, Presidents Trump and Xi “discussed numerous topics, and President Trump agreed, at the request of President Xi, to honor our One China policy,” the statement said, describing the lengthy call as “extremely cordial.”
It also said the two had invited each other to their respective countries.
Trumpian foreign policy
In remarks made before he took office, Trump had said he did not see why the US would have to continue to honor the “One China” policy unless Beijing offered concessions in trade. Also before his inauguration, Trump had taken an official phone call from Taiwan’s leader in a break with years of…