China-Taiwan tensions to rise as Trump scraps decades-old rules

In this Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a news conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington. According to the United States Mission to the United Nations, Craft will travel to Taipei Jan. 13-15, 2021. - AP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China’s state-run media called for retaliation after the Trump administration removed decades-old restrictions on interactions with Taiwan officials just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, one of its biggest moves yet to reshape U.S. ties with the Asian democracy.

The Global Times warned that Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s moves were pushing the world’s biggest countries toward conflict.