Amid China's protests, Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan
Amid China's Protests, Nancy Pelosi Says the U.S. Will Not Abandon Taiwan
China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments, announced multiple military exercises around the island and issued a series of harsh statements after the delegation touched down in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Tuesday night.more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.
China’s air force also flew a relatively large contingent of 21 war planes, including fighter jets, toward Taiwan.AP Photo/Ng Han GuanHer focus has always been the same, she said, going back to her 1991 visit to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when she and other lawmakers unfurled a small banner supporting democracy, two years after a bloody military crackdown on protesters at the square.
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