US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after committing to solidarity and saluting its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-governing island Beijing claims. Like yours.
Pelosi, whose delegation made an unannounced but closely watched stop in Taiwan on Tuesday night after visits to Singapore and Malaysia, was scheduled to continue her Asian tour with stops in South Korea and Japan.
His plane took off from an airport in the capital Taipei at around 6pm local time (7am GMT).
In meeting with Taiwan president, Pelosi says US ‘will not abandon’ island
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she wanted to make it “unambiguously clear” that the US will not abandon Taiwan, in a speech at the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday.
“Today, our delegation came to Taiwan to make it unequivocally clear that we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship,” Pelosi said, alongside President Tsai Ing-wen, after receiving Taiwan’s highest civilian honor.
“Now more than ever, America’s solidarity with Taiwan is crucial and that is the message we are bringing here today,” she said. “I look forward to displaying this honor in the (House) Presidential Office, or using it on Capitol Hill as a symbol of our precious friendship,” Pelosi said of the civil honor.
The island’s president thanked Pelosi for her visit and said Taipei would do “whatever it takes” to strengthen its capacity for self-defense.
“Facing deliberately heightened military threats, Taiwan will not back down. We will firmly defend our nation’s sovereignty and continue to uphold the line of defense of democracy,” Tsai said at the presidential office.
“At the same time, we wish to cooperate and work in unity with all democracies around the world to jointly safeguard democratic values.”
Tsai said she was committed to “maintaining peace and stability” in the Taiwan Strait and vowed to make the island a “key stabilizing force” for regional security and the development of global trade.
She thanked Pelosi for “expressing the consistent US policy of supporting Taiwan’s self-defense” and hailed her as one of the democratic island’s “most devoted friends.”
“Taiwan is a trusted and trusted cooperative partner of the US. We will continue to work with the US Congress, as well as the government, to strengthen cooperation in areas such as Indo-Pacific security, economic development, talent cultivation, and supply chains to further elevate our relationships,” he added. .
China calls Pelosi’s Taiwan visit ‘a complete sham’
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, calling her visit to Taiwan a “complete farce” and warning that “those who play with fire shall perish”.
“The United States is violating China’s sovereignty under the guise of democracy,” Wang told reporters during a meeting with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) foreign ministers in Cambodia.
In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry criticized Pelosi for “blatantly” proceeding with her visit, claiming that she “maliciously infringes on China’s sovereignty and blatantly engages in political provocation.”
“This proves once again that some US politicians have become ‘troublemakers’ of China-US relations,” the statement said.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office also said in a separate statement on Wednesday that Beijing would adopt “criminal punishment measures” for those who are “obstinate” in supporting the island’s independence.
Ahead of Pelosi’s visit, China issued a series of angry warnings, vowing to take “resolute and vigorous action” if the trip to the island proceeded.
After the Chamber leader’s arrival in Taipei on Tuesday, China’s military said it would start exercises around Taiwan and launch a series of “military operations aimed at defusing the situation”, according to statements by the Eastern Command of the China and the Ministry of Defence.
Source: CNN Brasil
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