BBCNEWS BBC News July 6, 2024
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, ...