The Unofficial Meeting Between the House Speaker and Taiwan's President

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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A bipartisan group of House Members led by Kevin McCarthy met with Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday on U.S. soil, in a move that even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said should be “commended.” Plus, North Carolina Democrat Tricia Cotham switches parties and joins the Republican caucus, resulting in a GOP supermajority that could override the Democratic governor's veto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The scientists of today are creating the next big thing.
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0:10.9	Find us wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18.3	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.9	Now speaker Kevin McCarthy and a bipartisan group of legislators meet with Taiwan's
0:29.8	president, Si In-Wen, at the Reagan presidential library in Simevali, California risking the wrath
0:36.7	of China.
0:37.7	What does that tell us about the state of U.S.-China relations?
0:41.5	Plus, Trisha Katham, a Democrat in the North Carolina legislature, jumps to the Republican
0:47.1	Party, giving the GOP a supermajority that can override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's
0:53.5	veto.
0:54.5	Why she did it may surprise you.
0:56.9	Welcome.
0:57.9	I'm Paul Gigo with the Wall Street Journal opinion pages, and I'm here with Kim Strassel and
1:02.3	Kate Bacheldur-Odel.
1:04.1	Welcome to you both.
1:05.6	Let's talk about the meeting in California, a historic meeting.
1:08.9	First meeting between U.S. Speaker and the president of Taiwan on U.S. soil.
1:13.5	Let's listen to Speaker McCarthy followed by the president of Taiwan.
1:17.4	Taiwan is a successful democracy, a thriving economy, and a global leader in health and
1:24.4	science.
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