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Simi Valley (United States) (AFP) - 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.

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.

Taiwan and China have engaged for years in competition for diplomatic recognition, but the pendulum has long swung decisively in Beijing's favour.

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

As China seeks to further whittle down the list of seven countries in the Americas that still recognize Taiwan, U.S. officials increasingly believe Paraguay may be the island’s next diplomatic ally to flip loyalties to Beijing.

Beijing (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that China had a "major role" to play in finding a path to peace in Ukraine, as he kicked off a three-day visit to Beijing.

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.

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.…

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.

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Taipei (AFP) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of tech giant Foxconn, announced on Wednesday he is seeking the presidential nomination of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang party to "avoid war" with China.