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Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan despite warnings from China

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Speaker of the U.S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), left, poses for photographs with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, at the president's office on Aug.

3, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Handout/Getty Images) TAIPEI, Taiwan - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island."Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy," she said in a short speech during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. "America’s determination to preserve democracy, here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad."China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments, announced multiple military exercises around the island, parts of which will enter Taiwanese waters, and issued a series of harsh statements after the delegation touched down Tuesday night in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei.Taiwan decried the planned actions."Such an act equals to sealing off Taiwan by air and sea, such an act covers our country’s territory and territorial waters, and severely violates our country’s territorial sovereignty," Capt.

Jian-chang Yu said at a briefing by the National Defense Ministry.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan, making her the highest ranked U.S.

official to visit the island in 25 years. The move comes amid warnings from China, who claims Taiwan is part of its territory, that a visit would result in "resolute and strong measures" in response.

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