WASHINGTON, April 3 — Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, defying dire warnings from...
WASHINGTON, April 3 — Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, defying dire warnings from China that he would be “playing with fire.”
China has warned the United States over Tsai’s trip and in August carried out major military exercises around the island of Taiwan, a self-governing democracy it claims as part of its territory. But Xu Xueyuan, the charge d’affaires of China’s embassy to Washington, told reporters last week Washington risked “serious confrontation” no matter whether US leaders visited Taiwan or the reverse.
“We have demonstrated a firm will and resolve to defend ourselves, that we are capable of managing risks with calm and composure and that we have the ability to maintain regional peace and stability,” she told the dinner. Pelosi’s visit last year triggered an angry response from Beijing, with the Chinese military conducting drills at an unprecedented scale around the island.
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