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earlier today, despite objections from china. mccarthy stressed the need to speed up arms deliveries to taiwan. china, which has long considered taiwan as part of its country, denounced the meeting, accusing the us of seeking taiwanese independence. it comes on the heels of other high profile summits, including then speaker of the house nancy pelosi s trip to taiwan last year. speaking after the meeting, mccarthy responded to warnings from china of escalating tensions. well, my first message to china, there is no need for retaliation. the one thing i will say to china, at no time, ims speaker of the house, there is no time that china is going to tell me where i can go and who can speak to, whether you be so all you befriend. the california visit is not the first stop on president tsai s trip. last week, she flew to new york where she met with three us senators. tsai then made her way to central america for official visits to guatemala and belize, two of taiwan s few all ....
retaliation. senator tom cotton calling on the white house to take a stronger stand against china in support of taiwan. president biden and the white house is going out of their way to minimize this visit, to say it s merely a private visit, not to defend the rights of senators and congressmen. not only are we going to continue this practice, but we ll stand up to any provocation that china undertakes in the western pacific because of these meetings. senior national correspondent william la jeunesse l live in si valley. with many western countries angry for china right now for a variety of reasons, this is an opportunity and pivotal moment for taiwan, which is about the size of maryland with a population of florida. taiwan is david. china is goliath. that s one reason president tsai needs support not just from the white house, but members of congress, including speaker pelosi, formerly, of course, and speaker mccarthy to counter that threat. china claims the islan ....