And the Financial Times reports that the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, is to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen amid ongoing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The paper says McCarthy expressed a wish to visit Taiwan before becoming speaker, but that the pair have agreed to meet in the US because of Taiwanese security concerns. Following a visit to Taiwan by McCarthy’s predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, China dispatched warships and military aircraft to the waters surrounding the island.