LOS ANGELES—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has called on Congress to hasten the supply and delivery of military weapons to Taiwan amid rising tensions between the self-governed democracy and China’s communist regime.
McCarthy (R-Calif.) urged the United States and its allies to take a stand against China’s aggression with a clear and consistent unified message that promotes peace and protects democracy after meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday.
It’s important that congressional leaders speak with “one voice” so that China’s leaders know “where we stand,” he said.
“Don’t send a balloon over our air space. Don’t use authoritarian bully tactics,” he said. “It won’t go far.”…