Ahead of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California Wednesday, China reportedly sent an aircraft carrier group near the island nation.
reportedly was briefed by senior security officials Tuesday on a"regional situation" ahead of her scheduled meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
The statement said those on the call included National Security Council secretary-general Wellington Koo and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, both of whom are traveling with the president, as well as National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen, who has remained in the capital of Taipei, according to Reuters.
"The CCP’s continuous dispatch of aircraft and ships to harass the sea and airspace around Taiwan not only poses a real threat to our national security, but also undermines the status quo of regional security and stability. Such behavior is definitely not what a responsible modern country should behave," the statement said.
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