President-elect Donald Trump signaled Friday an openness to upending existing foreign policy on Russia and China, suggesting in a recent interview the possibility of lifting Russian sanctions and doing away with the \u201cOne China\u201d policy.
Questioned by the Wall Street Journal about the sanctions on Russia implemented by the Obama administration last month , Mr. Trump said he could nix them if the foreign power was to assist the U. S. in fighting terrorists or in other ways.
\u201cIf you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody\u2019s doing some really great things?\u201d he said in the Journal interview. But Mr. Trump said he plans to keep the sanctions — the latest of which were a response to the intelligence community\u2019s conclusion that the Kremlin directed hacks during the U. S. election — in place for \u201cat least a period of time.\u201d
CBS News has confirmed FBI Director James Comey personally briefed President-elect Donald Trump about unverified claims that the Russians have co…
The president-elect acknowledged that Vladimir Putin has expressed interest in meeting with him after he takes office, and Mr. Trump said \u201cthat\u2019s absolutely fine with me.\u201d
Mr. Trump seemed to concede this week that Russia was behind the extensive cyberattacks on Democratic Party officials, telling reporters that \u201cas far as hacking, I think it was Russia.\u201d
But, he seemed to dismiss the import of Moscow\u2019s actions, saying in his first press conference since the election that \u201cI also think we\u2019ve been hacked by other countries, other people.\u201d
In the Journal\u2019s wide-ranging interview, Mr. Trump also suggested that he was open to scrapping the \u201cOne China\u201d policy, in which the U. S. recognizes the island nation of Taiwan as a part of \u201cone China.\u201d
When asked about the policy, Mr. Trump said \u201ceverything is under negotiation, including One China.\u201d
On Saturday, China\u2019s foreign ministry seemed to push back on the assessment, posting on its website that the \u201cOne China\u201d principle was a non-negotiable political basis for China-U. S. relations. It also pushed \u201crelevant parties\u201d in the U. S. to recognize the sensitivity of the Taiwan issue.
Since 1979, the United States has recognized Taiwan as a territory of China\u2019s and not a sovereign nation, but in December, Mr. Trump broke protocol by taking a phone call with its president. China launched a diplomatic protest in response.<\/p>\n

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