Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meets with Speaker McCarthy in Southern California
She arrived amid countering demonstrators, some holding Taiwan flags and banners while others waved Chinese flags.
China views interactions between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge to its claim to the island as its territory. The United States broke off official ties with Taiwan in 1979, while formally establishing diplomatic relations with the Beijing government. A representative for the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles condemned the planned meeting, saying the Chinese government is the “sole legal government representing the whole of China,” and Taiwan is “an inalienable part of China’s territory.”
A plane with a banner reading, “One China! Taiwan is part of China!” in red lettering circled the presidential library while a large crowd of local, national and international media congregated outside and the Taiwanese president and McCarthy were inside.This is a breaking news story and will be updated throughout the day.
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