January 7, 2017

"Donald Trump said he likes to be unpredictable. Indeed, he has been successful in confusing enemies, allies and partners alike. He said China has stolen American jobs and threatened to slap a 45 percent import tariff on Chinese goods. And in a phone conversation with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen－the first of its kind since 1979, he said that the US doesn't have to be bound by a one-China policy unless it can make a deal with China on other things.

But a Chinese spokesman has already made it clear that if the one-China principle is not upheld, the development of China-US relations and bilateral cooperation in important areas is out of the question. Today China's economy already accounts for 63 percent of that of the United States. Should Trump initiate a trade war between the two largest economies in the world, China won't be the only loser."

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