U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she and other members of Congress in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to Taiwan.
U.S. Speaker's brief trip angered China, which announced multiple military exercises near the islandSpeaker of the U.S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, left, poses for photographs after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honour, from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, at the president's office on Wednesday in Taipei, Taiwan.
Pelosi, who is leading the trip with five other members of Congress, met earlier Wednesday with representatives from Taiwan's legislature. The delegation then departed for South Korea, with Japan also a planned stop later in the week.Pelosi's trip heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.
"Facing deliberately heightened military threats, Taiwan will not back down," Tsai said. "We will firmly uphold our nation's sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defence for democracy." China's air force also flew a relatively large contingent of 21 warplanes, including fighter jets, toward Taiwan.Pelosi addressed Beijing's threats, saying that she hopes it's clear "while China has stood in the way of Taiwan going to certain meetings, that they understand they will not stand in the way of people coming to Taiwan as a show of friendship and of support."
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