Pelosi Says U.S. Will Not Abandon Taiwan As China Protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan. As US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a trip that sparked tensions with China, she said on Wednesday that she and other members of her congressional delegation had shown they would not abandon their commitment to the self-ruled island. Pelosi, the first US speaker to visit the island in more than 25 years, sparked outrage in Beijing over the trip and sparked more than a week of debate over whether it was a good idea after it was announced. In Taipei, he was quiet but unassuming. "Now the world must choose between democracy and dictatorship," Tsai said in a brief speech during a meeting with Taiwan President Ing-wen. "The United States' determination to defend democracy in Taiwan and around the world remains unwavering." Pelosi arrived at a military base in South Korea on Wednesday afternoon before meeting with political leaders in Seoul and will then travel to Japan. The two countries are allied partners of the United States and ...