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
the prime minister of italy is begging voters for the last time to support a constitutional referendum sunday. renzi says making the senate smaller would improve efficiency. he says that he will resign if the reforms are rejected. the rise of populism across europe will face a major test in austria come sunday. norbert hofer, on the right, could become the first head of state in europe since the end of world war ii. the leftist candidate won the election in may, but a rerun was then ordered. china s foreign minister is blaming donald trump s break in protocol on taiwan, calling it a shenanigan by taipei. the u.s. president-elect spoke with the president friday. no u.s. leader has had official conduct with taiwan since 1979, when the u.s. acknowledged china s claim on the island as a
president tsai and president-elect trump besides having an intimate and relaxed conversation also shared their views and concepts on future important policy points. in particular to promote the domestic economy and strengthen national defense. the president expressed to president-elect trump that america would support between when had the possibility to participate in and contribute more in international issues. cnn has team coverage this hour on china s reaction and the fallout, political fallout from the phone call. cnn s eugene scott live from new york. first, reaction from our correspondent in beijing following the response. steven, china seems to be giving the president-elect the benefit of the doubt in its response. reporter: that s right, george. you mentioned the term shenanigan which was used by the
since 1994. china is responding to donald trump s controversial phone call with it taiwan saying that the island pulled a shenanigan. taiwan s president called trump and trump broke protocol. the united states acknowledged china s rule over taiwan in 1979 and has not had official contact since that year. donald trump tweeted the following interesting how the u.s. sells taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but i should not accept a congratulatory call. the office of taiwan s president issued a statement saying she and trump had a ten minute relaxed and intimate conversation. that conversation, though, could have global impact. to talk more about this, we bring in now jillian wong from the associated press in beijing
welcome back. there are less than seven weeks until donald trump becomes president at inauguration. he s already overturning international policy protocols. yesterday trump spoke on the phone with the president of taiwan, breaking with nearly 40 years of u.s. diplomatic relations with china. china has lodged an official complaint with the u.s. the foreign minister is calling this a shenanigan staged by taiwan. let s talk more about this with larry sabato, director for the center of politics at the university of virginia. also, cnn political commentator errol lewis, good to see you, as well. bear with me. i ve got this cough drop in my mouth. hopefully it doesn t come flying your way as we talk. okay, so larry, you first. you know, we know from a white