"Well, we'll deal with policy after January the 20th. This was a courtesy call," Pence told ABC News in an interview when asked about a Trump Administration's "One China Policy" in view of the phone call between Trump and the Taiwanese President.
Trump's move to talk with Tsai Ing-wenz had infuriated China.
"That was nothing more than taking a courtesy call of congratulations from the democratically elected leader of Taiwan," Pence said.
He slammed those criticising Trump for this.
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"It is a little mystifying to me that President Obama can reach out to a murdering dictator in Cuba and be hailed as a hero for doing it," he said.
"President-elect Donald Trump takes a courtesy call from a democratically elected leader in Taiwan and it's become something of a controversy, because I think the American people appreciate the fact that our President-Elect is taking calls from and reaching out to the world and preparing on day one to lead America on the world stage," Pence said.
"The time has come, the American people have elected a president who, not just with regard to China, but with other countries around the world, and even in our hemisphere, that we're going to put American workers and American jobs first and we're going to have a president that makes sure we have trade deals and we advance economic policies on the world stage that accomplish that," he said.
During the election campaign, Trump had said that he would declare China a currency manipulator on day one of his presidency.
The US has been losing too much in jobs and economic growth on the world stage, he said.
China considers Taiwan as part of its own territory awaiting reunification under Beijing's rule.
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