Fox News reports today that the “U.S. military is drafting plans to ensure House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s safety on a trip to Taiwan later this year,” expected to occur sometime this spring. McCarthy would follow in the footsteps of his uniparty ally, Nancy Pelosi, who visited Taiwan last summer. McCarthy’s office did not respond to Fox News for confirmation of the trip.
China has been clear in their view that the trip by Pelosi was a major provocation, and a Jan. 17 article in China Daily notes that a visit by McCarthy would be a “shock” to US-China relations.
