Pelosi Meets Taiwan’s President, Says US ‘Will Not Abandon’ Its Commitment to Island

President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan won't back down in the face of 'heightened military threats'

(L-R) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) poses for photographs with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen at the president's office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022. Handout/Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reiterated the U.S. commitment to Taiwan on Aug. 3 while holding a joint press conference with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei.

“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy, America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad,” said Pelosi, who arrived in Taiwan a day earlier amid threats and military activities by the Chinese communist regime.