China's popular nationalistic tabloid on Sunday warned US President-elect Donald Trump that Beijing would set on a "revenge" mode if he renounces the "One China" policy. The warning comes barely hours after Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen made a controversial stopover at America's Houston city before flying to South America.   

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The Global Times editorial categorically stated that the "One China" principle holds paramount importance in the Sino-US relationship and any compromise on it is simply unacceptable.

"Sticking to (the one China) principle is not a capricious request by China upon US presidents, but an obligation of US presidents to maintain China-US relations and respect the existing order of the Asia-Pacific," it said.

The editorial claimed that if the Trump administration attempts to abandon the one China principle, then "Chinese people will demand the government to take revenge. There is no room for bargaining."

The use of word "bargaining" seems to deliberate on the part of Global Times editorial, since Trump had categorically stated that US ought to use the "One China" policy as a bargaining chip against the Chinese government.

Meanwhile, several senior US Republican lawmakers met Taiwan's president Tsai during her brief stopover at Houston on Sunday. The meeting seen as an open challenge to China included prominent members like Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott.

Shortly after the meeting, Cruz issued a stern statement against China saying that Beijing needs to understand that Americans are free to make decisions about meeting the visiting leaders.

China apparently had warned the US not to allow the Taiwanese leader to make a transit stopover in the country while on a enroute to Central America.

However, Chinese leadership can breathe a sigh of relief that Trump did not held any meeting with Tsai on Sunday. The US president-elect cited "diplomatic protocol" for his inability to meet the Taiwanese leader during her US stopover.  

However, Trump last week indicated media reporters that he is open to meet Tsai after his official coronation on Jan. 20.    

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