Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said on 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 on Tuesday night in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei.
—PTI

Press Trust of India