House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said her visit to Taipei should serve as “a strong statement that America stands with Taiwan.”
Mrs. Pelosi, who sparked tensions with Beijing by becoming the first speaker in more than 25 years to visit the self-governed island 100 miles off of China’s mainland, departed Taiwan earlier Wednesday after a one-day stopover that included bilateral meetings with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, among other officials.
“We came to Taiwan to listen to, learn from and show our support for the people of Taiwan, who have built a thriving Democracy that stands as one of the freest and most open in the world,” the California Democrat said in a statement recapping the visit.