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Coverage dated March 5, 2023 to March 6, 2023

Reports: US House Leader to Meet Taiwan’s President During Her Upcoming Visit to US

Headline from Voice of America

Taiwanese officials had been concerned that House Speaker McCarthy’s wish to visit the self-ruled island would further raise tensions with China

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  1. Tampa Free Press

    Taiwan Convinces House Speaker Kevin McCarthy To Cancel Visit In Bid To Placate China (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Taiwan’s premier in California, seemingly backtracking on plans to visit the self-governed island to avoid provoking China, the Financial Times reported. GOP Rep. McCarthy of California promised in the summer he would travel to Taiwan if elected Speaker of…

  2. Shore News Network

    Taiwan Convinces Kevin McCarthy To Cancel Visit In Bid To Placate China (opens Shore News Network)

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    Taiwan Convinces Kevin McCarthy To Cancel Visit In Bid To Placate China Micaela Burrow on March 6, 2023 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Taiwan’s

  3. Washington Examiner

    McCarthy slated to meet with president of Taiwan in California, not Taipei: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is slated to meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California instead of Taipei in an effort to avoid acts of aggression from China, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

  4. Fox News

    Speaker McCarthy to meet Taiwan's president in US to avoid escalating tensions with China: report (opens Fox News)

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    The president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, will meet with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California instead of in Taipei in hopes of preventing tensions from rising with China, a report says.

  5. Washington Times

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy set to meet Taiwan leader in California: Report (opens Washington Times)

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    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in the U.S. instead of her home island, which China considers to be a breakaway province, according to a new report.

  6. Bloomberg

    Taiwan’s Tsai Convinces House Speaker McCarthy to Meet in US, FT Reports (opens Bloomberg)

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    Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen persuaded House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to meet in the US due to security worries, the Financial Times said, a move that appeared aimed at avoiding another crisis with China.

  7. Voice of America

    Reports: US House Leader to Meet Taiwan’s President During Her Upcoming Visit to US (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Taiwanese officials had been concerned that House Speaker McCarthy’s wish to visit the self-ruled island would further raise tensions with China

  8. The Guardian

    US speaker McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan president Tsai in US – reports (opens The Guardian)

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    Sources say Tsai Ing-wen intends to meet McCarthy in the coming weeks, a move that may stoke tensions with Beijing and in the Taiwan strait

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