Its Also Significantly Less Than The Amount He Gave To Romneys Campaign In 2012, But It Was Still Enough To Win The Vegas Billionaire Trumps Personal Attention.

"One China" policy could be changed under his administration. Under the policy the U.S. recognizes the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government and does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province. Its beginnings date to 1972 when Richard Nixon visited mainland China to initiate closer relations with the country's Communist government. "There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said in a statement posted to the ministry's website. Trump in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Friday the president-elect was asked whether he supported the One China policy, and he replied: "Everything is under negotiation, including One China." Copy this code to your website or blog Trump raised eyebrows about the policy last month when the president-elect spoke over the phone with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. The U.S. has not had diplomatic relations with Taiwan since 1979. Trump claimed then that he only accepted a congratulatory call. A top Taiwanese official told NBC News the call was pre-arranged . At the time, China's foreign minister dismissed the call as "only a little trick played by Taiwan." Related: Trump's Call With Taiwan's Leader Exposes China's Strained Relations Saturday, Lu said the One China policy was not open to debate.

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The $35 million falls well short of the $100 million Adelson initially pledged to Trump. Its also significantly less than the amount he gave to Romneys campaign in 2012, but it was still enough to win the Vegas billionaire Trumps personal attention. Donations arent an investment, but Adelson understood that if Bloomington you stay out, you gain nothing, said a major Jewish Republican donor who did not support Trump. If youre in, you can help shape things. Even before Trump enters the White House, Adelson is seeing the benefits of having supported Trump. Adelsons political giving reflects his views on three issues: support for Israel and for the policies of Benjamin Netanyahus government; the battle against legalizing marijuana, and outlawing online gambling, which he perceives as a direct threat to his casino business. He is already seeing his investment pay off when it comes to all three issues, especially on Israel. Adelson questioned the idea of a two-state solution even when the Republican Party and fellow Republican Jews made sure to list it as their preferred outcome. Adelsons belief that establishing a Palestinian state would be akin to playing Russian roulette is, under Trump, taking root within Republican circles. The GOP dropped the call for a two-state solution from its 2016 platform (a move Adelson was not involved in), and Trumps top Middle East appointees, ambassador-designate to Israel David Friedman and future international negotiator Jason Greenblatt, have expressed their doubts about establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

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