Trump Open to Shift on Russia Sanctions, 'One China' Policy - WSJ - 0 views
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Trump Open to Shift on Russia Sanctions, ‘One China’ Policy
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President-elect Donald Trump suggested he would be open to lifting sanctions on Russia and wasn’t committed to a longstanding agreement with China over Taiwan
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. Any suggestion in the past that the U.S. may change its stance has been met with alarm in Beijing.
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“If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody’s doing some really great things?” he said.
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But Mr. Trump’s diplomatic efforts will have to compete with those in Congress, including many Republicans, who want to see the administration take a tough line with Russia after U.S. intelligence concluded that the government of Mr. Putin sought to influence the November presidential election with a campaign of cyberhacking.
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Asked if he supported the One China policy on Taiwan, Mr. Trump said: “Everything is under negotiation including One China.”
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It added, “we urge relevant parties in the U.S. to fully recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan question, approach Taiwan-related issues with prudence and honor the commitment made by all previous U.S. administrations.”
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“We sold them $2 billion of military equipment last year. We can sell them $2 billion of the latest and greatest military equipment but we’re not allowed to accept a phone call. First of all it would have been very rude not to accept the phone call.”
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Later that night, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said during a CNN town hall that he was working closely with the president-elect to repeal the health-care law but shot down the idea that there would be a “deportation force” to remove illegal immigrants from the U.S. Mr. Trump had said during the campaign that there would be such a force.
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In another matter, Mr. Trump during Friday’s interview described a special council, made up of 15 to 20 builders and engineers, t