China’s popular nationalistic tabloid on Sunday warned US President-elect Donald Trump that Beijing would set on a “revenge” mode if he renounces the “One China” policy. The warning comes barely hours after Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen made a controversial stopover at America’s Houston city before flying to South America.
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The Global Times editorial categorically stated that the “One China” principle holds paramount importance in the Sino-US relationship and any compromise on it is simply unacceptable.
“Sticking to (the one China) principle is not a capricious request by China upon US presidents, but an obligation of US presidents to maintain China-US relations and respect the existing order of the Asia-Pacific,” it said.
The editorial claimed that if the Trump administration attempts to abandon the one China principle, then “Chinese people will demand the government to take revenge.
