NEW YORK CITY: US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of foreign policy to speak with the president of Taiwan, prompting Beijing on Saturday to accuse Taipei of a ploy but saying the move would not affect US-China ties.

It was not immediately clear whether Trump’s telephone call with President Tsai Ing-wen marked a deliberate pivot away from Washington’s official “One China” stance, but fueled fears he is improvising on international affairs.

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