China threatens response if U.S. House speaker meets Taiwan president

China threatens to retaliate if McCarthy meets Taiwan leader

China threatened retaliation on Wednesday if U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan’s president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles.

Taiwan president starts sensitive US stopover; China warns against meetings

China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly warned US officials not to meet Tsai, who is on her first US stopover since 2019, seeing it as showing support for the island's desire to be seen as a separate country.

Taiwan sees less severe China reaction to president's U.S. meeting

TAIPEI -- Taiwan expects a less severe reaction from China to an expected meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and has not seen any unusual Chinese military movements, a senior Taiwan security official said on Thursday.

Taiwan President Arrives in U.S., China Threatens Firm Response

China threatens reprisal as Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen arrives in New York, US fires back

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on her way to Guatemala and Belize even as China and US issued warnings against each other over her visit.

China vows to ‘fight back’ if Taiwan leader meets US speaker

Tsai left on Wednesday for the US, from where she will head to Guatemala and Belize to shore up ties with diplomatic allies before heading to California, where US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had said he would meet her.