U.S. House speaker to meet with Taiwan president on April 5

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in California, his office said.A statement released Monday by his office finally confirmed the widely expected meeting that is likely to provoke an angry response from China, which has threatened "resolute countermeasures" against the United States if it happens.The brief statement said the meeting will be bipartisan and it will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Tsai is now on a 10-day tour of Central America, which involves transit through the United …READ FULL ARTICLE