Taiwan's Tsai leaves for Central America via U.S. amid China warning

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen embarked on a 10-day trip Wednesday to the island's Central American allies via the United States, during which she is expected to hold talks with House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, even as China warned against such a meeting.Tsai will transit through New York and Los Angeles on her way to and from Guatemala and Belize and deliver speeches in the United States. Earlier Wednesday, China threatened "resolute countermeasures" against a potential Tsai-McCarthy meeting.With China in mind, the president said in a statement before her departure, "Our det…READ FULL ARTICLE