A during the campaign, mr. Trump accused choen of waging economic war on the u. S. Through currency manipulation. We cant continue to allow china to rape our country. Thats what theyre doing. Reporter but also promised better relations with the communist government. I have a grit relationship with china. China is terrific. Reporter upon hearing of the call, the white house said there has been no change of their long standing theyre firmly committed to the one china policy. Alex. Adrianna diaz in beijing has more. Reporter not just that donald trump spoke to taiwans leader he spoke to this leader in particular. A member of taiwans independence leading party. Since she took office, china has cut off communications with what it considers a renegade province. The call lasted just ten minutes. But broke decades of precedent. No u. S. President is believed to taiwan since 1979 when the u. S. Officially recognized the peoples republic of china instead of taiwan. The two have had a complicated