Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, announced multiple military exercises around the island in response to Pelosi's visit.

Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, announced multiple military exercises around the island in response to Pelosi's visit.

Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in her delegation showed they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing…

Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, announced multiple military exercises around the island in response to Pelosi's visit.

Pelosi says U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi arrived at a military base in South Korea on Wednesday evening ahead of meetings with political leaders in Seoul, after which she will visit Japan. Both countries are U.S. alliance partners, together hosting about 80,000 American personnel as a bulwark against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and China’s increased assertiveness in the South China and East China seas.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.