Trump snubs Xi in promise to have first direct talk with leader ‘running Taiwan’ in almost 50 years
President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed he plans to speak directly with Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te, marking a departure from decades of U.S. precedent.
Such talks promise to antagonize China, where Trump recently traveled to meet with President Xi Jinping and discuss Taiwan.
Beijing has long sought to assert communist control over the strategically placed […]
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