He held a press conference following a meeting with taiwan's chief of administration, Tsai Ing-wen, in California.

"I don't have any plans right now, but that doesn't mean I won't go. I will not go as a representative of only one party," McCarthy said.

According to him, the issues of communication channels matter regardless of the fact that people have different opinions.

Earlier, White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said that Washington, during high-level contacts with Beijing, conveyed a position on the unjustification of the escalation due to Tsai Ing-wen's trip to the United States.

Politico, citing unnamed U.S. officials, said Beijing rejected Washington's attempts to resume high-level contacts, including a telephone conversation between U.S. Leader Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.