McCarthy meets with Taiwanese President Tsai IngWen in California over objections from China

Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hosting a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in California on Wednesday in a high-stakes show of support that has already drawn the condemnation of China. The meeting comes amid an increasingly fraught relationship between the U.S. and China over the status of Taiwan and other issues. China opposes the meeting and previously vowed “resolute countermeasures” should it take place. The Chinese military sailed an aircraft carrier off the coast of Taiwan for military exercises on Wednesday, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said. Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers…