CHINA FLEXES MUSCLE Beijing flies nuclear-capable bomber after Trump Taiwan call

Dec 10, 2016

CHINA FLEXES MUSCLE Beijing flies nuclear-capable bomber after Trump Taiwan call

Dec 10, 2016

China flew a long-range nuclear-capable bomber outside China for the first time since President-elect Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan, two US officials told Fox News. The dramatic show of force was meant to send a message to the new administration, according to the officials. Even more concerning for the Pentagon, China has been seen by American intelligence satellites preparing to ship more advanced surface-to-air missiles to its contested islands in the South China Sea.

Trump’s call with Taiwan’s President Tsai ling-wen broke decades- long protocol after American leaders stopped communicating directly with the Taiwan president in 1979, when diplomatic ties were severed and the United States shifted to a new “one-China” policy. China protested Trump’s call with President Tsai. READ MORE


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