Taiwan president discusses ‘regional situation’ ahead of McCarthy meeting

Taiwan president discusses ‘regional situation’ ahead of McCarthy meeting

After then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei in August, China staged war games around Taiwan.

Taiwan’s presidential office said that Tsai held the video conference from Belize, her last stop on a Central American trip before going to Los Angeles.

Tsai “listened to a briefing on the overall regional situation”, her office said in a statement.

“The president asked relevant units to continue to grasp the surrounding situation, and to enable the visiting delegation to continue to grasp the situation in real time,” it added, referring to keeping Tsai and her team updated while they are overseas.

Tsai “expressed her gratitude” to colleagues who are sticking to their posts to ensure national security during a long weekend holiday this week, the office said.

Officials on the call included National Security Council secretary-general Wellington Koo and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, who are with the president, as well as National Security…
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