Exclusive | China unofficially suggests way to mitigate Taiwan trip by House speaker: US sources
- Kevin McCarthy may still meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, but to avoid a furious response, Beijing cites a 1997 diplomatic plan, analysts say
- The backchannel proposal, one says, is ‘actually a more constructive reaction than their reaction to Pelosi’
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Mark Magnier in New York
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Published: 11:42pm, 10 Mar, 2023
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While the risk of an immediate crisis was reduced this week when US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy signalled near-term plans to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on US soil rather than in Taipei, the threat of an overwhelming response by the mainland Chinese military persists after he failed to rule out a future trip to the self-governing island.