China, in his words · 2016 campaign · № 36
Questioned why the U.S. should be 'bound by a one China policy' without a deal on trade
“I fully understand the 'one China' policy, but I don't know why we have to be bound by a 'one China' policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade.”
- Said
- , Interview on Fox News Sunday
- Subject
- Taiwan and One China policy
- Threat
- Economic and military
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What the record showed
In the same interview he said the U.S. was 'being hurt very badly by China with devaluation,' with border taxes and 'with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea.' In a phone call with Xi Jinping on February 9, 2017, he agreed to honour the 'One China' policy, the White House said. Al Jazeera reported during Xi's state visit to Washington in September 2026 that a $14 billion U.S. arms deal with Taiwan remained on hold.