FT – Speaker McCarthy to meet Taiwan’s leader in US to avert Beijing backlash
The Financial Times reports that the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, is to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen amid ongoing tensions between Beijing and Washington.
The paper says McCarthy expressed a wish to visit Taiwan before becoming speaker, but that the pair have agreed to meet in the US because of Taiwanese security concerns. Following a visit to Taiwan by McCarthy’s predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, China dispatched warships and military aircraft to the waters surrounding the island.
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