concessions, perhaps. reporter: that s absolutely right. what you are hearing from the chinese said is a flat out absolutely not. we will not even entertain the notion of bringing up the one china policy when it comes to any sort of negotiations. trade or military expansion in the south china sea or chinese/american cooperation on nuclear deterrent in the north korea development programs. what you hear from beijing is a consistent line that the one china policy is not up for sale. very negative reaction officially and unofficially from the communist party. we heard from the minute ciistr the foreign affairs and state run media. here in beijing this morning, we saw an editorial in the tabloid called the global times
beijing with more. hi, matt. hi, carol. this one-china policy and any perceived threats to it is, for the chinese government, one of its most sensitive topics. so it s not a surprise that earlier today at a regularly scheduled press conference for the ministry of foreign affairs, a spokesperson had some strong words for the president-elect after his comments. adhering to the one-china principle is a bedrock for the development of u.s./china relations. of the bilateral relationship as well as cooperation in major fields would be out of the question. so some strong words there but a relatively measured tone. but the communist party here in china does have other ways of expressing his viewpoints and they use the state-run newspapers to do so. earlier this morning in a paper called the global times in an editorial that paper said that
issues that divide the country. trade, currency, et cetera, the south china sea and also taiwan. over the decades, particularly taiwan, almost spark add war. a set of rules, who communicates, treaties, et cetera to keep shots from being fired here. with a couple of tweets and a phone call, donald trump is upsetting that order, potentially. and ears are perking up. you saw josh earnest, sort of a measured statement. reay firming china u.s., one china policy. the foreign ministry saying u.s.-china trading relationships is mutually beneficial. i guarantee you, behind the scene, certainly not just in the white house, but in china, there s real concern here. i want to read something. chinese have a lot of ways to communicate. one of their state newspapers, from the global times in english language, chinese mouthpiece, this is about trump.
the global times wrote chinese society would approve of severe restrictive measures that have never been seen before, such as restricting oil imports to the north if pyongyang engages in further provocative activity. a global times editorial said china can no longer with stand the continuing escalation of the north korean nuclear issue at his doorstep. it also warned north korea to be mindful of the american military action, quote, not only is washington brimming with confidence and arrogance following the missile attacks on syria, but trump is willing to be regarded as a man who honors his promises, the noble times wrote. they wrote as for china, the denuclearization of north korea is a priority that sits above