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Toh scene aisa hai ki President Trump Taiwan ke President William Lai Ching-te se seedhe baat karne ko taiyar ho gaye hain. Yeh jo US ki policy thi 1979 se, use todne jaisa hai. Agar yeh call hua toh China aur US ke beech tension bahut badh jayegi, kyuki China, Taiwan ko apna hissa maanta hai.
Is move se jo diplomatic koshish chal rahi hain, woh bigad sakti hain aur ek badi arms deal bhi atak sakti hai. Taiwan ke Ministry of Foreign Affairs ne kaha hai ki President Lai ko yeh call acha lagega aur woh regional stability ke liye hoga. Lekin Lai ne China ko 'peace and stability disrupt karne wala' bhi kaha hai, jo dikhata hai ki Taiwan, China ke saamne defence mode mein hai.
China ke Ministry of Foreign Affairs ne saaf keh diya hai ki woh US aur Taiwan ke beech kisi bhi official exchange ko approve nahi karenge, arms sales ko bhi nahi. Analysts keh rahe hain ki Trump ka yeh direct engagement, 2022 mein Nancy Pelosi ke visit jaisa ho sakta hai, jiske baad military activities badh gayi thi aur US-China relation kharab ho gaye the.
Pichli baar bhi aisa hi hua tha jab 2016 mein President-elect Trump ne Taiwan ke uss time ke President Tsai Ing-wen se baat ki thi. Tab Beijing ne US par 'One China' policy ko todne ka ilzaam lagaya tha. Kuch experts ka kehna hai ki shayad Trump ke advisors unhe pichli baaton ki yaad dilayein, jisse woh final decision change karlein.
Waise bhi Trump ka style toh pata hi hai, kabhi kuch bhi kar dete hain. Woh Taiwan se baat karne ko taiyar hain, aur toh aur Xi Jinping ke saath arms deal par bhi discuss karne ko ready hain. Isse Beijing ko fayda ho sakta hai, kyuki dusre US presidents aisi sensitive baat karte nahi hain. Trump ne China ko 'thanda hone' ko bhi kaha hai aur $14 billion ki arms deal par unka stance bhi clear nahi hai. Ye sab US-Taiwan relation aur overall China-US ties ke liye uncertainty badha raha hai. Taiwan ke Defense Minister Wellington Koo ne bhi arms ki kharidari par ummeed jatayi hai aur bataya hai ki Taipei, US military support par depend karta hai.