House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, making her the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military maneuvers in retaliation for her defiant presence. Taiwan and China split during a civil war in 1949, but China claims the island as its own territory and has not ruled out using military force to take it. Our visit reiterates that America stands with Taiwan: a robust, vibrant democracy and our important partner in the Indo-Pacific. pic.twitter.com/2sSRJXN6ST — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 2, 2022“We must stand by Taiwan,” Speaker Pelosi declared in an opinion piece published by The Washington Post on her arrival in Taiwan. https://t.co/FVyYUlHzQo pic.twitter.com/PQqsNqf9uo — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 2, 2022Speaker Pelosi has a history of defying harsh government restrictions, both at home and abroad.

Source: Washington Post August 02, 2022 21:30 UTC