WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in the US in coming weeks, two sources told Reuters on Monday (Mar 6), a move that could replace the Republican Speaker's anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China. The sour
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in the US in coming weeks, two sources told Reuters on Monday , a move that could replace the Republican Speaker's anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China.
One of the sources said should the US meeting go forward - likely in April - it did not necessarily rule out McCarthy visiting Taiwan in the future. Four other sources - including US officials and people with knowledge of the US and Taiwan administrations' thinking - said both sides were deeply uneasy that a future visit by McCarthy would severely increase tensions across the Taiwan Strait at a time when the island is preparing for its own presidential election early next year.
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