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'China can't tell me where and when I can go' to Taiwan: McCarthy

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 8 Mar 2023 13:05
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The Financial Times reports that the Taiwanese government provided McCarthy's team with intel regarding a possible Chinese threat if there were to be a high-profile US visit to the island. 

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    US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaking on Capitol Hill in February, 2023. (Reuters)

As US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed on Tuesday that he is due to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California, he did not exclude the possibility to visit Taiwan.

Citing an unnamed high-ranking Taiwanese official, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the Taiwanese government provided McCarthy's team with intel regarding a possible Chinese threat if there were to be a high-profile US visit to the island. 

"That has nothing to do with my travel if I would go to Taiwan," McCarthy was quoted by Bloomberg, adding: "China can't tell me where and when I can go."  

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