Trending

McCarthy Meeting With Taiwan President Despite China’s Warning

  • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other members of Congress are scheduled to meet Wednesday with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, according to his office.
  • The Chinese government had warned McCarthy not to meet with Ing-wen. In response, McCarthy said China does not dictate his schedule.”
  • China can’t tell me where or when to go,” he said.
  • Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning repeated the warning Monday, saying that the government opposes official interaction between the U.S. and Taiwan government.
  • Last week, Xu Xueyuan, charge d’affaires at the Chinese embassy in Washington, said the meeting “could lead to serious, serious, serious confrontation in the U.S.-China relationship.
  • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s president in Taipei in August. China’s government also opposed that trip.
Click to read full article

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Join our list!

Sign up here to get our daily newsletter with the top trending headlines.