U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting in California on Wednesday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, part of a sensitive U.S. stopover that has drawn Chinese threats of retaliation.
Here are the key issues in Taiwan-U.S., China-U.S. and Taiwan-China relations, why China is so angry about the meeting and what it might do to express its anger:Taiwan is a deeply emotive issue for China's ruling Communist Party, and for ChineseThe People's Republic of China has claimed Taiwan as its territory since the defeated Republic of China government fled to the island in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists.
China has never renounced the use of force to bring democratically governed Taiwan under its control, and in 2005 passed a law giving Beijing the legal basis for military action against Taiwan if it secedes or seems about to.China staged war games around Taiwan last August after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei, and has threatened unspecified retaliation if the McCarthy meeting goes ahead.
Over the past three years or so, China's air force has flown almost daily into the skies near Taiwan, in which Taiwan calls " Post-1979, the U.S. relationship with Taiwan has been governed by the Taiwan Relations Act, which gives a legal basis to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself, but does not mandate that the United States come to Taiwan's aid if attacked.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China warns House Speaker McCarthy don't 'repeat disastrous past mistakes' by meeting Taiwan president: reportChina reissued its warning for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to 'repeat disastrous past mistakes' by meeting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who is to come to California Wednesday.
Read more »
Speaker McCarthy’s office confirms meeting with Taiwan’s president, which has drawn criticism from ChinaThe office of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed his meeting this week with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, which China has been opposing.
Read more »
House Speaker McCarthy to meet with Taiwan’s presidentThe California Republican’s office shared details of the meeting in a release Monday morning. The release states that McCarthy will host a bipartisan meeting with Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Pr…
Read more »
US House Speaker McCarthy to meet Taiwanese president in CaliforniaUS House Speaker McCarthy has announced he would meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday as China warned the US by saying it is 'playing with fire' over Tsai's trip.
Read more »
McCarthy to meet with Taiwan's president in California on Wednesday | CNN PoliticsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy is poised to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday -- a historic event that comes amid warnings from China.
Read more »
McCarthy to meet Taiwan president in Calif. — despite China warningHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Southern California later this week.
Read more »