Trump’s call with Taiwan spawned a wave of cartoons

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Trump in a China shop.

If China and Taiwan are uttered in the same sentence, it usually means trouble.

President-elect Donald Trump found that out after taking a call from Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen this month. Poof! There went decades of Washington’s foreign policy procedure toward Taiwan.

Here’s how some cartoonists reacted.

The Chinese symphony
The Chinese symphony is shown here. Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
Trump in the China shop.
Trump in the China shop.Cristina Simpaio, Portugal
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