House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ying-wen in California despite warnings from Beijing that the meeting would provoke a "

Tsai's meeting with McCarthy comes after a series of private meetings she had last week with small groups of US lawmakers.. She also met with three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee in New York, as well as House Minority Leader Hakiem Jeffreys..

Even what was thought to be a private part of Wednesday's meeting went public after McCarthy tweeted a photo of him and Tsai having a one-on-one conversation..

Means between America and people from Taiwan don't know what strong. This is my respect for President @iingwen's conversation with @Reagan_Library. pic. twitter. com/2XSIJRv7Vp.

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) April 5, 2023.

The meeting of politicians sparked outrage from the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and veiled threats from Beijing to members of Congress who will attend the events.. Chinese government says it plans to take 'strong action' in response to 'provocation'.

The Chinese embassy in Los Angeles on Monday warned McCarthy " The consulate was referring to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan last August..

Immediately after Tsai set off on her journey, Beijing began a live-fire military exercise in the Taiwan Strait..

Cai Ying Wen's week-long trip to the United States is technically unofficial. But in fact, Tsai's busy schedule of high-level meetings with US lawmakers could rival any official visit from a world leader..

Earlier it was reported that Taiwan expects a less harsh reaction from Beijing to the expected meeting between President Tsai Ying Wen and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy..