Key takeaways:
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hosting a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in California on Wednesday.
- The meeting has already drawn the condemnation of China, who has vowed “resolute countermeasures” should it take place.
- The meeting is seen as a demonstration of American support for the self-governing island, and both McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have expressed their desire to show support for Taiwan.
In a high-stakes show of support, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hosting a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in California on Wednesday. The meeting comes amid an increasingly fraught relationship between the U.S. and China over the status of Taiwan and other issues.
The meeting has already drawn the condemnation of China, who has vowed “resolute countermeasures” should it take place. The Chinese military sailed an aircraft carrier off the coast of Taiwan for military exercises on Wednesday, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said.
The meeting is seen as a demonstration of American support for the self-governing island, and both McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have expressed their desire to show support for Taiwan. Pelosi visited the island in August, a trip the Biden administration quietly sought to dissuade her from taking given the potential for ratcheting up tensions in the region.
Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers are expected to join the meeting with Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, including GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher. The meeting is seen as a way to demonstrate American support for Taiwan and to show that both parties are united in their support for the island.
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