WASHINGTON — The highest Democrat within the Home, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, met Thursday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in New York, in keeping with a supply acquainted with the assembly.
The Taiwanese chief, whose authorities is at odds with the Chinese language Communist Social gathering, can be anticipated to satisfy with Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Sen. Roger Wicker, the highest Republican on the Armed Providers Committee, mentioned in a press release Friday that different Republicans may be a part of the assembly, together with Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, who heads a Home committee on China.
A spokesperson for Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to remark. Punchbowl Information was first to report on the Jeffries assembly.

Forward of her journey, Chinese language officers referred to as a potential Tsai assembly with McCarthy a “provocation” and vowed retaliation. The strain over the conferences underscores the growing disconnect between the U.S. and China.
Tsai arrived in New York on Wednesday on her technique to Guatemala and Belize. Subsequent week, she’s going to go to Los Angeles earlier than returning to Taiwan.
In August, McCarthy’s predecessor, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, met with Tsai on a visit to Taiwan.
Kyle Stewart and Liz Brown-Kaiser contributed.