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Commentary: Will Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president provoke more conflict with China?

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.…

Chicago Tribune

U.S. Speaker meets Taiwan leader and stresses need to speed up arms deliveries

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil in decades and stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of rising threats from China.

Reuters

Why is China so upset at a meeting between Tsai and McCarthy?

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has provoked anger in Beijing.

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For McCarthy and Taiwan's leader, visit marks historic first

The moment will be historic — a U.S. House speaker meeting with the president of Taiwan for a rare visit on American soil

The Independent UK

Why is China so angry about Taiwan president meeting US Speaker McCarthy?

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting in California on Wednesday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, part of a sensitive U.S. stopover that has drawn Chinese threats of retaliation.

Reuters

Analysis-China, Taiwan, US share interest in avoiding crisis over California visit

China, Taiwan and the United States all share a common interest in ensuring this week's California stopover by Taiwan's president gets the focus each thinks it deserves, but without setting off a new crisis.

Reuters

View from Taipei: Two presidential visits captivate Taiwan

Tsai's visit to the U.S. and Ma's trip to China have reignited debate within Taiwan about the island's future.

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How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare

WASHINGTON — “Ex-zavey-err Becerra,” an elementary school teacher called out in 1960s Sacramento.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Hillary Clinton is the person Putin ‘feared most’, Nancy Pelosi says

Democrat colleague’s ‘clarity and position’ on Putin led him to fear her the most, Pelosi says

The Independent UK

Could China be preparing to invade Taiwan?

A record number of Chinese warships have been spotted in the waters around Taiwan as tensions continue to escalate between the breakaway nation and mainland China.

The Week

"60 Minutes" gets the Greene treatment

With the cameras of CBS News' most prestigious show set upon her, Greene called Democrats "a party of pedophiles"

Salon

War in Taiwan will dwarf Ukraine unless the US shows China its teeth

Putin thought he could get away with his invasion. Xi Jinping must be deterred from making a similarly fatal miscalculation

The Guardian - UK

House Republicans rally after Trump indictment, amping up attacks on Manhattan DA

WASHINGTON — Dozens of House Republicans rallied to Donald Trump’s defense Friday, a day after he became the first former president in U.S. history to be criminally prosecuted and following weeks of contentious letters traded between Capitol Hill and the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

Los Angeles Times

Reactions to Donald Trump’s indictment

The charges come as Trump seeks the Republican nomination to run again in 2024.

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WEKU

5 key takeaways from the Trump indictment news

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. Trump's arraignment hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan criminal court.

Tribune News Service

White House tries to keep China calm while Taiwan’s President Tsai visits US

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is going to unprecedented lengths to play down the importance of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States this week, as officials try to keep an already soured relationship with China from getting any worse.

The Independent UK

Trump’s old enemy Nancy Pelosi reacts to his indictment – without mentioning his name

‘Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system,’ Ms Pelosi says

Al Jazeera

In New York, Taiwan leader says ties with US ‘closer than ever’

Beijing has condemned Tawain President Tsai Ing-wen’s stop in the US, with a Chinese official pledging to ‘fight back’.

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The Guardian - AU

China renews threats as Taiwan president greeted by crowds in New York

Tsai Ing-wen’s trip causing controversy in China, with the government labelling it a ‘provocation’

Reuters

Taiwan calm in face of China raising tensions, President Tsai says in New York

Taiwan has remained calm in the face of China "deliberately" raising tensions, President Tsai Ing-wen told an event during a stopover in New York that so far, according to Taipei and Washington, has not triggered unusual military actions by China.

The Independent UK

China threatens retaliation if Tsai and McCarthy meet

China has threatened “resolute countermeasures" over a planned meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming transit visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy China claims as its own territory

The Guardian - AU

China warns of retaliation if Taiwan’s president meets US House speaker during visit

Beijing has urged the US not to allow Tsai Ing-wen to transit through the US, saying it would be a ‘provocation’

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan caught between superpowers as rival leaders visit China and US

Ma Ying-jeou’s ‘we are all Chinese’ message starkly at odds with vision of Tsai Ing-wen, who seeks support from Washington

The Guardian - US

After Dianne Feinstein: as a political giant steps down, California weighs its future

As the state’s longest serving senator prepares to retire, the new leadership will determine the trajectory for the Democratic party

Axios

Woman who stormed Pelosi's office sentenced to 3 years in prison

Riley June Williams had been accused of planning to sell a laptop or hard drive taken from Pelosi's office to Russia.

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