The Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi met with the Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and declared that the United States “will not abandon Taiwan”an island that he described as an “example” for the world.
The official assured that theAmerican solidarity with Taiwan is crucial” and that his country’s determination to “protect democracy in Taiwan and in the rest of the world” remains “unaltered”.
For her part, the Taiwanese president, who decorated Pelosi with the Order of Propitious Clouds for her “support” for the territory, expressed her hope that Taiwan and the US “continue their mutual support” to make “democracy shine again,” while thanking Pelosi for her “concrete actions in support of Taiwan at a critical time.”
Tsai underscored Taiwan’s commitment to “maintaining peace and security across the Taiwan Strait” and declared that his administration would make the island “a key stabilizing force” in “ensuring the stable development of global trade and supply chains”.
The president explained that the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where Pelosi also traveled last May, has made security in the Taiwan Strait “receive global attention.”
The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 does not guarantee that The United States will intervene militarily yes the People’s Republic of China attacks the islandbut it doesn’t rule it out either.
On Tuesday morning, Pelosi also visited the island’s House of Representatives, where she met with the institution’s vice president, Tsai Chi-chang, and held a meeting with members of political parties represented in the Legislature, including the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Kuomintang.
Economic cooperation
During her visit to the House, Pelosi noted the “great opportunities for economic cooperationbetween your country and Taiwan.
It is expected that the official whose trip Beijing described as “deplorable betrayal” on behalf of the US, will leave Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon to resume his tour of Asia with stops in South Korea and Japan after those made since Monday in Singapore and Malaysia.
The US policy landed in Taipei on Tuesday night in an officially unannounced visit that has outraged the Chinese government, which is responding with a military deployment in the Taiwan Strait and trade sanctions on the island.
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This is the first visit by a US House Speaker to Taiwan since 1997, when Republican Newt Gingrich visited the territory. It is also the highest-level visit by a US representative since that date, although several congressional delegations have passed through in recent months.
China claims the sovereignty of the island and consider Taiwan a rebellious province since the nationalists of the Kuomintang withdrew there in 1949, after losing the civil war against the communists.