Taiwan’s Lai Talks Economic Cooperation with US Speaker Johnson

  • Calls come as president visits American territory of Guam
  • In past, Johnson has supported Taiwan, criticized China
Lai Ching-tePhotographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson held a call with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, a move likely adding to China’s reasons to step up its military intimidation of the democracy.

Johnson and Lai spoke on Wednesday, a person familiar with the call said.