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US-China tensions to rise as House Speaker in historic meeting with Taiwan President

Mr McCarthy greeted President Tsai on her arrival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California in a historic first since the US broke formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979

Daily Mirror

McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai despite China's threats

Beijing warned of "severe confrontation" over the visit.

Axios

Watch the Taiwanese president meet the US House Speaker in California

Watch from California as the Taiwanese president is set to meet the US House Speaker in the first such meeting in the US.

The Independent UK

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US Speaker McCarthy meets Taiwan’s Tsai despite China pressure

China has denounced the meeting with Taiwan’s president as a provocation, in violation of its ‘One China’ policy.

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House leader, Taiwan president hold historic meeting in US

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen are beginning a historic high-level meeting on U.S. soil

The Independent UK

As other Republicans rush to Trump’s defense, Mitch McConnell stays silent

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is staying mum on the unprecedented criminal charges facing his enduring political nemesis, former President Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Trump comment adds fuel to House push to cut DOJ funds - Roll Call

House Republicans have floated the use of congressional spending power to respond to the state felony charges filed against Donald Trump.

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LZ Granderson: It's not wrong to take satisfaction in Trump's day in court

"This seems to be more about the person than about the crime."

Los Angeles Times

Dueling presidential visits to US and China show opposing visions for Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In Los Angeles, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is preparing to meet with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in a show of the strength of relations between Taipei and Washington.

Los Angeles Times

China sends carrier group off Taiwan coast ahead of US meeting

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday a Chinese aircraft carrier group was in the waters off the island's southeast coast, the same day President Tsai Ing-wen was due to meet U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles.

Reuters

Rival protests in Los Angeles as Taiwan’s president arrives for visit

Tsai to meet the US House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, which China has called a ‘provocation’

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan's President Tsai meets Kevin McCarthy despite China's warnings

For President Tsai Ing-wen, the meeting capped off a high-stakes trip intended to prove to voters that strengthening U.S. ties is worth the fallout, as Taipei's relations with China deteriorate.

WEKU

Health research focus could give NIH competition for funding

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are more interested in biomedical research than ever, but with limited funds for nondefense spending, experts worry the National Institutes of Health could end up in competition with the new agency the Biden administration wants to build to confront the toughest problems.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Will Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president provoke more conflict with China?

The last time a U.S. speaker of the house met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the visit prompted extensive blowback in China. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), as China’s military is formally called, responded briskly, conducting days of military exercises around the self-governed island. These were no normal military exercises either.…

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Karl W. Smith: Republicans must get over their fear of Medicare

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden in which he admonished the White House for not taking more seriously talks to raise the nation’s debt limit, currently set at almost $31.4 trillion. The Biden administration responded by saying House Republicans should increase…

Bangkok Post

Foxconn founder to seek Taiwan presidency

TAIPEI: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of the technology giant Foxconn, announced on Wednesday that he is seeking the presidential nomination of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang party in order to “avoid war” with China.

Reuters

U.S. Speaker meets Taiwan leader and stresses need to speed up arms deliveries

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil in decades and stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of rising threats from China.

The Guardian - US

‘I’ll always support him’: Republicans back Trump as he faces charges

Many on the right liken the legal battle to an attack on democracy itself and have made threats to the district attorney

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Why is China so upset at a meeting between Tsai and McCarthy?

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has provoked anger in Beijing.

The Independent UK

For McCarthy and Taiwan's leader, visit marks historic first

The moment will be historic — a U.S. House speaker meeting with the president of Taiwan for a rare visit on American soil

France 24

US House speaker to meet Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.

Reuters

Taiwan president discusses 'regional situation' ahead of McCarthy meeting

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with senior security officials on Tuesday to discuss the "regional situation" ahead of her meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California, which China has demanded not take place.

Reuters

Why is China so angry about Taiwan president meeting US Speaker McCarthy?

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting in California on Wednesday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, part of a sensitive U.S. stopover that has drawn Chinese threats of retaliation.

Salon

GOP pushes back: Deny, reverse, attack

In a blizzard of nearly identical tweets, Republicans accuse and threaten Alvin Bragg — though a few go rogue

Reuters

Analysis-China, Taiwan, US share interest in avoiding crisis over California visit

China, Taiwan and the United States all share a common interest in ensuring this week's California stopover by Taiwan's president gets the focus each thinks it deserves, but without setting off a new crisis.

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