Pelosi praises Taiwan as 'one of the freest societies in the world' in visit to parliament
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as "one of the freest societies in the world" on Wednesday morning local time in her first public remarks since becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the island in 25 years.
Pelosi spoke at the beginning of a meeting between the US congressional delegation she is leading and members of the Taiwanese Parliament, exchanging pleasantries with Taiwan's Deputy Speaker Tsai Chi-chang before the lawmakers' closed-door meeting. Later Wednesday, Pelosi is expected to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.
"So now we look forward to our conversation about how we can work together, learning from you and sharing some thoughts ourselves on how to protect the planet from the climate crisis, how to accelerate and learn from you, how you address the Covid crisis, how we advance respect for all of the people in our countries as we go forward," Pelosi said. "And again, we come in friendship, we thank you for your leadership, we want the world to recognize that."
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