“Today, our delegation, which I am very proud of, arrived in Taiwan to make it clear that we will not give up our commitment to Taiwan and we are proud of our friendship that has stood the test of time,” TASS quoted her as saying.

On August 2, in the evening, an American plane with Nancy Pelosi on board, taking off from Kuala Lumpur, arrived at Taipei Airport.

After that, the American politician got off the plane.

Pelosi began a meeting with Taiwan's administration leader Tsai Ing-wen.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense said that the Chinese army is on alert amid Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and will conduct a series of military measures as a countermeasure.