President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with the President of Taiwan, the Financial Times reported, a break with recent US policy and a move that could complicate relations with the government in Beijing. It is understood that no President or President-elect has contacted a Taiwanese leader since 1979.
The coming weeks and months will be an interesting time for diplomats and global policy wonks.
In other transition developments,
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