shenanigan by the taiwan side. it will not change the one-china structure. i don't think it will change the one-china policy that u.s. administrations have adhered to over the years. >> let's try to understand what's happening here. alexander field joins us from beijing. do we know more about the circumstances of this call now? >> reporter: we are starting to learn more about the circumstances of this call. we know that the aftermath of the call was a torrent of backlash people concerned that president-elect donald trump has broken with four decades of protocol that have governed the relations between the u.s. and china which is the one-china policy where washington commu communicates with beijing which is why it raised so many eyebrows when president-elect