Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen met with Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy during a stopover in California on Wednesday in A high-profile visit that Beijing condemned as a diplomatic provocation.
Tsai, who He attended a bipartisan meeting that McCarthy was holding at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside of Los Angeles warned that “democracy is threatened” as she spoke alongside the US spokesperson in for him home state.
“it’s not secret The peace we have preserved today and the democracy we have made hard to build We are facing Unprecedented challenges, Tsai said.
“We are once again We find ourselves in a world Where democracy is threatened and an urgent necessity of Save the lighthouse of The radiance of freedom cannot be underestimated.”
Speaking to the press, McCarthy said he had a “very productive discussion”. with Taiwanese leader.
“based on on Our conversation is clear Several actions are necessary: first We must continue and make arms sales to Taiwan sure These sales reach Taiwan on On a very appropriate basis.”
He went on To say that Washington should strengthen “its economic cooperation in particular with trade And technology”And it must continue to promote” shared values on the world platform.”
Tsai paused in United State on Her return from Central America, where she was met with leaders of Guatemala and Belize. The White House is insisting on its time in The United States is not official visiting.
Beijing had denounced the US halt, saying that Taiwan was part of it of China refuses any official connection between countries and Taipei.
China has also raised possibility of take the island force if necessary, with The US threatens to take action if that happens. Taiwan is self-governing and considers itself independent.
asked about the visit in Brussels earlier Wednesday, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Beijing not to do so use Cai stopped” as an excuse to take any escalation actions up tensions.”
Such “crossovers” by Taiwanese officials “are nothing new,” He said.
