Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks with US president-elect Donald Trump in her office in Taipei on December 2, 2016. The call infuriated Beijing. Photo: EPA
Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks with US president-elect Donald Trump in her office in Taipei on December 2, 2016. The call infuriated Beijing. Photo: EPA
US-China relations
China /  Diplomacy

After controversial phone call with Taiwan’s leader, Donald Trump was ‘urged to show restraint’

  • White House adviser Michael Pillsbury says he was criticised for his suggestions by China hawks
  • Trump ‘probably has closer relations with a Chinese leader than any other US president’

Wendy Wu
Wendy Wu

Updated: 9:30am, 16 Apr, 2019

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Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks with US president-elect Donald Trump in her office in Taipei on December 2, 2016. The call infuriated Beijing. Photo: EPA
Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks with US president-elect Donald Trump in her office in Taipei on December 2, 2016. The call infuriated Beijing. Photo: EPA
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