McCarthy Assures Taiwan’s Tsai That Ties With US Are Strong
- Meeting in Southern California is hosted by Republican Leader
- US House speaker says he has no plans to visit the island
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US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged from a meeting Wednesday with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen stressing the importance of the relationship between the two sides to economic freedom, peace and stability in the region.
Neither leader mentioned China in their joint public remarks, even as the meeting in Southern California provided a new challenge in the already fraught relations between Washington and Beijing.