Taiwan envoy hails USA ties after Trump inauguration

"If the USA changed its support for the One China policy", says Peking University's Jia, "then the political basis for the relationship between China and the United States would be gone".

If Trump backs up harsh campaign rhetoric - he accused China of raping America and cheating on trade - with punishing tariffs, the move would have repercussions for supply chains in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and beyond.

The new United States president has infuriated Beijing by building warmer relations with Taiwan, the self-ruled island that China sees as one of its provinces, accepting a congratulatory call from President Tsai Ing-wen, whom Beijing considers an independence-minded adversary.

But at the same time Trump would build a strong informal relationship with Taiwan in place since the 1970s, especially if helpful to business. Since recognizing Beijing in 1979, Washington has maintained only unofficial ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing considers its territory - a status quo that Trump has repeatedly threatened to upend since winning the November election.

A Taiwanese delegation has attended in previous years, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, but never includes the island's president. By making December's call to Trump, Tsai needed to guarantee relations with the US stay cordial, a guide to her has said.

TAIPEI-Taiwan aspires to create a "new era" of peace with China as military action can not resolve problems, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in a letter to Pope Francis, lauding Taipei's peaceful intentions at a time of tension with Beijing.

The two countries have also unprecedented opportunities to work together in dealing with non-conventional global security challenges, such as terrorism, global warming and cyber security.

In a letter to Pope Francis released by her office on Friday, Ms Tsai said Taiwan aspires to create a "new era" of peace with China as military action can not resolve problems.

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Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress is ready to re-introduce legislation aimed at protecting freedom in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China with more civil rights than the Chinese mainland. The feeling is Trump can also bring opportunities for Beijing.

"I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to you on the occasion of your inauguration as the President of the United States of America". "How far he'll go will depend on a number of things, including how things are going with Beijing".

"Congratulations @realDonaldTrump on assuming office as US President".

"In recent years in terms of diplomacy, the personal relationships among high-level government officials are a very important cornerstone of bilateral government-to-government relations", ruling Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lo Chih-cheng said.

Burton said the Chinese government could see any threat to Canada's economy from Trump's protectionist policies as a chance to advance its interests.

"Not everything in the world can be bargained or traded off", Hua told reporters.

The incoming United States administration is not interested in waging a trade war with China, said a member of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team yesterday, moments after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against the dangers of protectionism.

China's President Xi Jinping defended free trade in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, saying "no one will emerge as a winner" in an global trade war.