House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Southern California later this week.
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Southern California later this week, a move that has already drawn the ire of China.
The announcement was unwelcome news for Beijing, which considers Taiwan a breakaway province and whose President, Xi Jinping, has said his top priority is “reunification” with the island. Democratic Taiwan, however, claims independence from the larger nation. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reportedly met with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries last week.The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.“There is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China,” Mao said.
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