US Anticipates Fierce Response From CCP Over Taiwanese President Visit

China has vowed serious consequences if Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California next week.

The Biden administration is bracing for a loud reaction from Beijing in the event the meeting, reportedly scheduled for April 5 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. The Chinese Communist Party has made its stance clear, threatening “resolute countermeasures” if the meeting takes place.

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Tsai is not technically visiting the United States — she’s transiting on her way to and from Latin America, stopping first in New York this week before coming to California on her way back next week. That’s business as usual for top Taiwanese officials meeting with American counterparts in the States, which maintains “unofficial” relations with the island.

McCarthy was rumored to be planning a visit to Taiwan himself to meet Tsai weeks ago, which was apparently called off at the request of Taipei due to concerns about an aggressive Chinese reaction. Then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August, prompting aggressive Chinese military exercises around Taiwan.... (Read more)

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