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China has lodged a formal complaint with the White House after president-elect Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan.
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Errol Barnett has the latest from Washington.
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President-elect Donald Trump defended his break with decades of US foreign policy, tweeting
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"Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call."
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That call came on Friday from Taiwan's new president, Tsai Ing-wen.
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But defy the U.S.'s one China policy in place since 1979.
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It identifies Beijing is the official point of diplomatic contact for Taiwan
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since its sovereignty is in dispute.
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The White House said it will remain firmly committed to the one China policy.
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And over the last two weeks, since our victory, I've spoken to many foreign leaders.
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And I will tell you, they have such respect for us.
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As Mr. Trump continues to speak with his global counterparts,
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he's huddling with his transition team, trying to pick his Secretary of State.
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He unofficially announced retired general James Mattis as his Secretary of Defense.
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But former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS
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Trump needs civilian perspectives in his cabinet.
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"which doesn't mean you can't have a military background,
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but at the same time, in those jobs, you've got to exercise
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the ability to understand political issues to deal with broader issues."
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Mr. Trump is making progress in his promise to prevent some jobs from being outsourced.
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Last week, he announced tax incentives for the Carrier manufacturing company
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which he says prevented more than a thousand jobs from going to Mexico.
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well now renown Ford Motor Company is reportedly interested in negotiating a similar deal.