Trump on meeting Taiwan’s president: ‘We’ll see’

President-elect Donald Trump late Saturday left open the possibility of meeting with Taiwan’s president if she visits the U.S.

“We’ll see,” he told reporters during a New Year’s Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. when asked if he would meet Tsai Ing-wen after he takes office.

Trump broke with decades of U.S. protocol after his presidential election win when he accepted a congratulatory call from Tsai. It was the first conversation between a U.S. president or president-elect with Taiwan’s leader since 1979, when the two countries severed diplomatic ties.

{mosads}The phone call was expected to infuriate Beijing, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province.

Trump’s team said at the time that the president-elect and Tsai “noted the close economic, political, and security ties exists between Taiwan and the United States” during the call while a statement from Tsai’s office said she and Trump “shared their views and concepts on future important policy points.”

The White House reaffirmed the so-called “One China” policy after Trump’s call.

“There is no change to our longstanding policy on cross-Strait issues,” said Ned Price, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “Our fundamental interest is in peaceful and stable cross-Strait relations.”

During his campaign, Trump frequently criticized U.S. politicians for allowing jobs to move to China.

“Hopefully we’re going to have great relationships with many countries … and that includes China,” Trump said late Saturday.