What is the 'One China' policy? - USA Today

[TomSea]

What is the 'One China' policy?
Donna Leinwand Leger , USA TODAY

After a few weeks of the silent treatment, China is back on speaking terms with the U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump broke the ice in a late night phone call Thursday. It was the leaders' first conversation since Trump took office on Jan. 20.

China has been so upset because ... ?

The countries fell out over Trump's questioning of the "One China" policy, which has governed the Chinese relationship with Taiwan for 37 years.

The U.S. recognition of a  "One China" policy stems from 1979, when the U.S. switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan's Republic of China to the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Trump broke with years of diplomatic protocol following his election when he accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and again riled the Chinese when, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal in January, he said:  "Everything is under negotiation, including One China."

From the Chinese perspective, that policy is non-negotiable.

OK, so, what is the One China policy?

Continued: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/10/what-is-one-china-policy/97752880/