Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen has convinced Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy to meet in California instead of in Taipei in a bid to avoid an aggressive response from Beijing, the Financial Times reports.
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US speaker McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan president Tsai in US – reports
Sources say Tsai Ing-wen intends to meet McCarthy in the coming weeks, a move that may stoke tensions with Beijing and in the Taiwan strait
US House Speaker McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's president in the US
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in the U.S. in coming weeks, two sources told Reuters on Monday, a move that could replace the Republican Speaker's anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China.
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he will meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California, but did not rule out a possible visit to the self-governed island. Tsai's government had provided McCarthy's staff with intelligence that a high-profile US visit could provoke a Chinese threat, the Financial Times reported earlier on Tuesday, citing an unidentified senior Taiwanese official. The FT added that the speaker would scrap a potent…
McCarthy to meet Taiwan president in California to avoid irking China
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California rather than Taipei to avoid provoking an aggressive response from China amid the tense relationship between Beijing and Washington.
US House Speaker McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's president in the US: Report
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in the US in coming weeks, two sources told Reuters on Monday (Mar 6), a move that could replace the Republican Speaker's anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China. The sour
President of Taiwan and of the U.S. House to meet in California
Before becoming Speaker of the House, Republican McCarthy said he intended to visit Taiwan if he took office, but backed away from the idea in the face of growing tension between the United States and China