U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is visiting Taiwan, met with President Tsai Ing-wen before noon on the 3rd, and emphasized solidarity with Taiwan, stating that support for Taiwan is bipartisan among the Democratic Party, Republican Party, House of Representatives, and Senate. Did.
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi, who arrived in Taiwan on the night of the 2nd, met with President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei from 11:30 am Japan time on the 3rd.
At the beginning of the meeting, President Tsai presented a medal to Chairman Pelosi, saying, "Chairman Pelosi is Taiwan's most steadfast friend. He has shown a long-term interest in Taiwan's democratic development and participation in the international community." I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” and welcomed the first visit by a sitting Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 25 years.
In response, Pelosi said, "Democrats, Republicans, the House, and the Senate support for Taiwan is bipartisan," emphasizing solidarity with Taiwan.
Pelosi said in a statement Thursday that the two sides would exchange views on continuing U.S. assistance to Taiwan to advance common interests.
Prior to this, Speaker Pelosi visited the Legislative Yuan, which is Taiwan's parliament, and met with Vice President Tsai Qichang and others.
Pelosi also stressed that US support for Taiwan transcends partisanship and praised Taiwan as one of the freest societies in the world.
Chairman Pelosi is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with President Tsai after this, but there are concerns that China, which strongly opposes it, will conduct military exercises around Taiwan, further increasing tension in the region.