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US State Dept. Was Unaware of Trump's Phone Conversation With Taiwan President

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The US Department of State was unaware of President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen beforehand, spokesman Mark Toner told... 05.12.2016, Sputnik International

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US State Dept. Was Unaware of Trump's Phone Conversation With Taiwan President

19:26 GMT 05.12.2016 (Updated: 11:25 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AP Photo / Evan Vucci, Chinag Ying-yingFILE - This combination of two photos shows U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, left, speaking during a "USA Thank You" tour event in Cincinatti Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, delivering a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016

FILE - This combination of two photos shows U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, left, speaking during a USA Thank You tour event in Cincinatti Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, delivering a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 - Sputnik International

The US Department of State was unaware of President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen beforehand, spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Monday.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Toner made a statement at a briefing when asked if the department hadn’t received advance notice of Friday’s phone call:

"That’s correct," he said.

Trump spoke with Tsai Ing-wen on Friday in a move that broke with the White House’s four-decade-long policy on what Beijing considers its breakaway province.