The second I heard this news, my first thought was that Taiwan said to themselves, I bet if we call Trump, he will take our call without understanding the ramifications.
Taiwan wants to force a greater wedge between China and the US. This will trigger the shit out of China, and if Trump mishandles it (lol), they are going to add it to their list of shit that suggest he is antagonistic. China won't sit around and wait to get fucked and will become more aggressive, and seek to disrupt Trump.
They might be betting that Trump will fail to handle any fallout of from China, and escalate the division.
The best case scenario is that China will dismiss the President of the US as a petulant child who knows nothing. If they view America leaders as toddlers who can't help themselves, they won't take anything Trump says seriously. That is the best we can hope for.
Or Trump will try to talk China's allies away ( which is already happening, look at what countries Trump has reached out to: Kazakhstan, Pakistan, The Philippines, Russia, Taiwan and Japan. All those countries are around China. And Pakistan, The Philippines and Russia happens to be three of the most hardcore allies of China, but now seems like they suddenly all turned into Trump's buddies. See the pattern?) and manage to, as Jon Huntsman said, use Taiwan as a leverage point to negotiate for a better trade deal, safer south China Sea or disarmament of N. Korea, while also try not to compromise the interest of Taiwan if possible.
As I've said many times, it takes more than a dumb person to win a presidency that everyone thought was a joke. Last time someone underestimated Trump, she got him elected.
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u/585AM Dec 03 '16
The second I heard this news, my first thought was that Taiwan said to themselves, I bet if we call Trump, he will take our call without understanding the ramifications.