Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

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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. Pelosi is the first speaker of the house to come to Taiwan in 25 years, since Newt Gingrich in 1997. China claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments. China announced live-fire drills that would start Tuesday night and a four-day exercise beginning Thursday.

Published 8 months ago · Taipei, Taiwan

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