As Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday embarked on a 10-day visit to Central America, which will include transit in the United States, China has warned the Taiwanese President against meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is set to visit New York and Southern California by the end of this month, The Washington Post reported citing the a spokesperson from Taiwan's office of the president on Tuesday.
According to Focus Taiwan, national councilors Fabian Molina and Mustafa Atici of Switzerland's Social Democratic Party arrived at Taoyuan International Airport just after 6 a.m. and were greeted by officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
Terming it an "extremely difficult decision," Tsai Ing-wen emphasised that peace depends on national defence and national defence is dependent on the people of the country.
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