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‘We Are Not Isolated’: Taiwan’s President and Kevin McCarthy Defy Chinese Bullying at California Meeting

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Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hold a news conference following a meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., April 5, 2023.

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Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met today in California, a historic first meeting on American soil between a U.S. official of McCarthy’s seniority and Taiwan’s head of state.

Addressing reporters at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library following the meeting with McCarthy, Tsai thanked Congress, and the members who joined today’s events, for their support of Taiwan.

Jimmy Quinn

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Jimmy Quinn

Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.

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