UPDATE 1-Trump says he will speak with Taiwan's president

​U.S. President Donald Trump said on ‌Wednesday that he would speak with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. "I'll speak to ‌him," Trump told reporters. "I speak ‌to everybody.

​U.S. President Donald Trump said on ‌Wednesday that he would speak with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. "I'll speak to ‌him," Trump told reporters. "I speak ‌to everybody. ... We'll work on that, the Taiwan problem." Trump's openness to a ⁠conversation ​comes ⁠after his trip to China last week, ⁠which the U.S. president on Wednesday ​touted as "amazing." A conversation between Trump ⁠and Lai would be a significant diplomatic ⁠development ​as the U.S. and Taiwanese presidents have not spoken ⁠directly since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to ⁠Beijing ⁠from Taipei in 1979.