China offered its sternest rebuke yet to Donald Trump, saying anyone who challenges Beijing’s interests in Taiwan will “lift a rock only to crush his own toes”.
“If he tries to sabotage the One China policy or harm China’s core interests, ultimately he will lift a rocow confident enough to arm-wrestle with Trump,” it said.
Trump shocked the diplomatic establishment and angered Beijing by speaking directly with Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen after his election victory.