Pelosi defies China during meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen: 'We will not abandon our commitment'
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan included a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, where the American lawmaker reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to supporting Taiwan.
Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, left, receives the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, at the president's office in Taipei, Taiwan on August 03, 2022. (Handout/Getty Images) Speaker of the U.S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, attends a meeting at the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's house of parliament on August 03, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Central News Agency via Getty Images) Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, receives the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, at the president's office on August 03, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Handout/Getty Images) Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, left, greets Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, at the president's office on August 03, 2022. (Chien Chih-Hung/Office of The President via Getty Images)
"Today, our delegation, of which I'm very proud, came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship," she said at the Wednesday morning ceremony.
"America made a bedrock promise to always stand with Taiwan," Pelosi added, referencing the Taiwan Relations Act. "And on this strong foundation, we have built a thriving partnership, grounded in our shared values of self-government and self-determination, focused on our mutual security interests in the region and across the world, committed to the economic ties that power, prosperity for all of our people."
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