In a historic first, Taiwan's President met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy shook hands with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as she meets with a group of US lawmakers in California trib.al/tEhZGjE
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The meeting marks a first for a Taiwanese leader to meet a Speaker on US Soil, albeit with tensions between US-China rising on the forefront.