Reports of a trip to the self-ruled island by newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have sparked more concerns about US-China relations. Photo: Bloomberg
Reports of a trip to the self-ruled island by newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have sparked more concerns about US-China relations. Photo: Bloomberg

China will retaliate if Kevin McCarthy visits Taipei, but with less fury, observers say

  • Reports of trip to the island by new US House speaker spark more concerns about US-China relations
  • But Chinese military reaction likely to be milder than Nancy Pelosi’s visit, with long-term interests unchanged

Reports of a trip to the self-ruled island by newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have sparked more concerns about US-China relations. Photo: Bloomberg
Reports of a trip to the self-ruled island by newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have sparked more concerns about US-China relations. Photo: Bloomberg

Corrected [11:28am, 26 Jan, 2023]

  • [11:28am, 26 Jan, 2023]

    This story has been updated after an earlier version mistranslated a comment by Professor Zhu Feng from Nanjing University

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