washington u.s. president donald trump thursday spurn taiwanese president suggestion two leaders hold another phone call say want create problems chinese president xi jinping beijing appear help efforts rein north korea white house interview trump brush aside idea taiwanese president tsai ing-wen tell reuters thursday would rule talk directly u.s. president act certain incense china status self-ruled taiwan possibly sensitive issue washington beijing look problem establish good personal relationship president xi really feel everything power help us big situation trump tell reuters refer sign china may work head new missile nuclear test pyongyang beijing neighbor ally want cause difficulty right trump add think amaze job leader want anything come way would certainly want speak first reuters recommend racism rise reuters poll north korea get oil china president-elect early december trump take congratulatory phone call tsai first contact leader taiwan incumbent incoming u.s. president nearly four decades trump cast doubt washington longstanding policy acknowledge beijing one china policy assert taiwan part china call anger beijing fear contact taiwan leaders countries would confer sovereignty island democratic taiwan self-ruled since 1949 interest rule autocratic china trump agree honor one china policy february host xi florida resort early month trump dismissal tsai suggestion underscore importance place enlist china help defuse tension north korea become big national security challenge since take office january 100 days ago come saturday friday response trump remark taiwan presidential office say plan stage hold call understand unite state priorities handle regional affairs statement tsai spokesman alex huang say government would overly limit would pursue island best interest beijing chinese foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang urge taiwan pay attention unite state reaction consistently oppose countries diplomatic relations china form official exchange taiwan geng tell daily news brief friday position clear firm f-35 request tsai tell reuters thursday taiwan tie unite state improve say taiwan may need buy sole arm supplier f-35 fighter jet advance stealth warplane u.s. arsenal opportunity communicate directly u.s. government tsai say exclude opportunity call president trump depend need situation u.s. government consideration regional affairs tsai say rule items would meaningful defense defense strategy f-35 one item tell taiwan president say island might want buy f-35 aircraft trump say oh inform think speak people taiwanese government buy lot equipment us china defence ministry say thursday resolutely oppose country sell arm taiwan u.s. officials tell reuters last month trump administration craft big arm package taiwan could include advance rocket systems anti-ship missiles defend china deal sure anger beijing one officials speak condition anonymity say time administration consider sell f-35 taiwan package expect significantly large one shelve end obama administration value around billion completion new deal could take months possibly next year official say global time influential chinese communist party-backed tabloid call tsai government naughty child editorial friday say would strongly counter move sell taiwan advance fighter jet time tsai ing-wen authorities step line pay price like naughty child class get stern reprimand shout smash glass school say exclusive trump spurn taiwan president 's suggestion another phone call