Trump's Taiwan Enigma: A Call That Could Rattle the Status Quo In recent weeks, speculation has grown about a potential phone call between US President Donald Trump and Taiwanese President Lai Ching te.
Such a conversation would be unprecedented, but its meaning for the complex web of relationships in the Asia Pacific is far from clear.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia lung recently stated that a call between the two leaders would be viewed positively by Taipei.