Half of Taiwanese Support a Visit by McCarthy, Defying China

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More than half of Taiwanese surveyed in a recent poll say they support a visit by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — even though China responded to a trip by his predecessor by launching missiles over the democratically run island.

Some 56% of respondents to a survey by TVBS, a major Taiwanese broadcaster, said they were very much or slightly in favor of a visit by the Republican lawmaker, who said earlier he would go if he won the speakership.