Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 3: Following a visit that infuriated Beijing and ignited a diplomatic conflagration, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that her group had travelled to Taiwan to promote ‘peace for the area.’
“We come in friendship to Taiwan, we come in peace to the region,” she said during a meeting with the deputy speaker of Taiwan’s parliament.
Taiwan | America has made a bedrock promise to always stand with Taiwan. On this strong foundation, we've a thriving partnership grounded in self-government & self-determination focused on mutual security in the region & world committed to economic prosperity: US Speaker Pelosi pic.twitter.com/y3BAieLS1e
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She arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday, defying a series of dire warnings and threats from China, which has threatened to take her visit as a serious provocation given that it claims Taiwan as its territory.
The most prominent elected US official to visit Taiwan in the previous 25 years is Pelosi, who is second in line for the presidency.
“Taiwan is flourishing democracy. It has proven to the world that hope, courage & determination can build a peaceful & prosperous future despite the challenges it faces. Now, more than ever, America’s solidarity with Taiwan is crucial, that’s the message we bring in today,” said US Speaker Pelosi.
“Today, the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy. America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and in the world remains iron-clad,” said US Speaker Pelosi during a meeting with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen,
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