On 12/3/16 10:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 07:14:27 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:





Inept comparison. Reagan never spoke with Taiwan directly. Neither
has any other president since Nixon recognized China. More
importantly, Trump most likely did not do it as part of any new policy
but rather due to his total lack of preparedness for the job.
Expect a lot more of it.


But is that a bad thing? He's talked to a few leaders now. Maybe a
phone call and man to man talk over a beer is better than diplomats
trying to make everyone look good. Remains to be seen what happens,
but many neighbor disputes are solved over a beer or coffee rather
than lawyers.

The most interesting part is that Beijing is blaming Taiwan for
being irresponsible and calling Trump. They are trying to convince
people (themselves) that Trump did not do this on purpose. Fascinating.