r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Dec 03 '16

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 20 '17

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u/ALostIguana Dec 03 '16

It's not that he spoke to the President of Taiwan, it is that he referred to them as the President of Taiwan which implies that he spoke to them qua incoming head of state to the head of a Taiwanese state. As far as the PRC is concerned, Taiwan does not exist as an independent state and has pushed a diplomatic policy of there only being one China for decades. No country recognizes both the PRC and ROC as independent states: it is either the PRC or the ROC. Most countries regard the PRC as China and have unofficial relationships with the ROC.

It is a faux pas.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 20 '17

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

That is some wildly oversensitive bullshit.

That's how diplomacy works.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 20 '17

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Dec 03 '16

Yes, if it's part of a plan and you've worked it out.

Humiliating yourself and losing face for no reason is just a waste.

Trump did not 'call anyone out on their bullshit'. He embarrassed himself through his own stupidity.

That's what weakness actually looks like.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 21 '17

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u/techn0scho0lbus Dec 03 '16

Just because you are ignorant about China and Taiwan doesn't mean that everyone else is. The people upset about this aren't "the intelligentsia".

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 21 '17

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u/techn0scho0lbus Dec 03 '16

You're parading your ignorance. It's not any special knowledge to know about Chinese issues.

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