Chinese Embassy Warns US Lawmakers Against Meeting With Taiwanese President

U.S. lawmakers Wednesday dismissed a warning from China’s embassy that they should not meet with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, who is visiting California. A bipartisan group of 17 lawmakers accompanied House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for a private meeting with Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Hours before, U.S. news outlet Punchbowl News reported that some of the lawmakers meeting with Tsai had received emails expressing “China’s deep concern and firm opposition to this possible move.” “The Chinese side strongly opposes any form of official interaction between the U.S. and Taiwan, strongly opposes any visit to…