Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen today in California despite warnings from Beijing that the meeting would provoke 'severe confrontation' with the U.S.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on April 5. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
The White House has been trying to tamp down the tensions by noting that Tsai's recent predecessors have transited through the U.S. and that Tsai herself has been to the U.S. six times before without much incident. Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to bring the self-governing island under Beijing's control, by force if necessary.that the U.S. would defend Taiwan. The U.S. has also stepped up arms sales to the island.Tsai began her trip last week with a stop in New York, followed by visits to Belize and Guatemala, two of the 13 countries that have diplomatic relations with Taipei rather than Beijing.would be a "bipartisan" meeting including other members of Congress.
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