Nancy Pelosi Visited Taiwan in Defiance of China

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on Wednesday to make it "unequivocally clear" that the US won't abandon the democratic island.

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"We are proud of our enduring friendship," Pelosi said after arriving in Taiwan meeting President Tsai Ing-wen.

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Chinese officials, including leader Xi Jinping in a phone call with President Biden, had warned against Mrs. Pelosi’s Taiwan visit.

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China responded to Pelosi's trip by launching military drills in Taiwan's seas and airspace on Wednesday.

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Mrs. Pelosi, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century, now heads to South Korea and Japan before returning to the U.S.

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Pelosi told President Tsai Ing-wen that the U.S. wouldn't abandon Taiwan, framing her visit as a broader struggle over democracy's future.

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Nancy Pelosi Visited Taiwan in Defiance of China

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on Wednesday to make it "unequivocally clear" that the US won't abandon the democratic island.

"We are proud of our enduring friendship," Pelosi said after arriving in Taiwan meeting President Tsai Ing-wen.

Chinese officials, including leader Xi Jinping in a phone call with President Biden, had warned against Mrs. Pelosi’s Taiwan visit.

China responded to Pelosi's trip by launching military drills in Taiwan's seas and airspace on Wednesday.

Mrs. Pelosi, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century, now heads to South Korea and Japan before returning to the U.S.

Pelosi told President Tsai Ing-wen that the U.S. wouldn't abandon Taiwan, framing her visit as a broader struggle over democracy's future.

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