Merkel Vows to Stick to 'One-China' Policy After Trump’s Remarks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Monday she would continue to abide by the policy that recognizes Beijing as the sole legitimate government in China.

BERLIN (Sputnik) — On Sunday, US President-elect Donald Trump said he would not be bound by the One-China policy regarding relations with Taiwan. Beijing regards Taiwan as its breakaway territory.

"We are committed as before to our China policy and will not change our stance on it," Merkel assured reporters when asked whether she planned to call up the president of Taiwan.

China protested Trump's statement, prompting the former US mogul to say he would not let China "dictate to me," in an interview with Fox News on Sunday.

Trump said he saw no reason for the current US policy on China to continue without a deal with China or receiving trade concessions from it, once again angering Beijing.

Both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC), more widely known as Taiwan, claim sovereignty over the Chinese territory. The future of cross-strait relations remains uncertain following Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) victory in Taiwan's January elections. The DPP rejects the PRC's claim over Taiwan, instead supporting Taiwanese independence.