Taiwan president discusses ‘regional situation’ ahead of McCarthy meeting

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with senior security officials on Tuesday to discuss the “regional situation” ahead of her meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California, which China has demanded not take place.
China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has threatened unspecified retaliation if the get-together, scheduled for Wednesday, happens.
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.