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Fallout from Trump's Taiwan call
Last week, Donald Trump broke diplomatic precedent and offended China. Today, he's named an Ambassador that China considers a friend. Is it amateurism by a rookie in foreign affairs or a calculated strategy to keep China guessing?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPhoto: Office of the President of Taiwan
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3 storiesRetired Marine general to head Homeland Security
Another Trump cabinet selection goes to another General. This time it's John F. Kelly, a four-star veteran of 40 years in the Marine Corps with a history of command in combat — and whose own son was killed in Afghanistan. He's slated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Damian Paletta covers the White House for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story7 minTrump's China policy zigs and zags
Last week, Donald Trump broke 40 years of protocol when he spoke directly to the President of Taiwan. China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, was officially disturbed. Today, he named his Ambassador to China: Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, and China is said to be reacting "warmly."
Read the story32 minA Japanese prime minister to Visit Pearl Harbor for first time
This is the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, which brought the US into World War II. Later this month, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become the first leader of his country to visit there. Just this past May, Barack Obama was the first US President to visit Hiroshima, the city destroyed by an American nuclear weapon.
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