U.S. President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen. Washington is frantic, Beijing is cool.

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen. Washington is frantic, Beijing is cool.
The United States’ expected withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership may provide “great opportunities” for China to work out a wider trade agreement as a better alternative, experts said on Tuesday.
A keynote speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Peru indicated China’s firm stand on free trade even as some major economies such as the US are leaning toward protectionism, experts said.