Another meeting between a House speaker and Taiwan’s president, another spike in tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
Last summer’s meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Nancy Pelosi prompted Chinese live-fire exercises. Wednesday’s meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy prompted new Chinese sanctions targeting U.S. interests and a Chinese inspection plan targeting commercial ships in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese warships and helicopters were active in the strait on Friday.
Ever-worsening...
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