Taiwan President's Meeting with US House Speaker Sparks Chinese Threats

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting in California in a show of democratic solidarity, despite threats from China. This is the second time Tsai has met with an American lawmaker of that rank in the space of a year. Beijing launched extensive military drills around the democratic, self-governing island and suspended several lines of communication with Washington in response to Pelosi’s visit. Tsai’s delegation is making a planned stopover in California following official visits to Taiwan’s diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize.