Reuters reported that the plane carrying the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the US delegation took off at 6:00 p.m. on August 3, local time.
Before leaving Taiwan, on her personal Twitter page, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi posted a photo of her meeting with Deputy Director of the Taiwan Institute of Legislation Thai Ky Xuong on the morning of August 3.
Our National Assembly delegation had the great honor of meeting Deputy Director of the Taiwan Institute of Legislation Thai Ky Xuong in Taipei. We reaffirm our strong support for Taiwan, including issues of security and stability, economic growth and governance, Pelosi wrote on her Facebook page.
Ms. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on the evening of August 2. On the morning of August 3, Ms. Pelosi met with Taiwanese leader Thai Anh Van, making it clear that the United States will not abandon its commitment to Taiwan and proud of the long-standing friendship between the two sides.
Ms. Thai Anh Van awarded the Special Khanh Van Order (The Order of Propitious Clouds) to President of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
Also on the morning of August 3, Ms. Pelosi was present at the Taiwanese legislative body and delivered a speech to lawmakers there. Ms. Pelosi said that a US computer chip bill - through which the US will invest heavily in semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research - is a good opportunity to cooperate more with Taiwan. US media reported that Ms. Pelosi met with Mark Liu, chairman of Taiwan's largest semiconductor manufacturing corporation, TSMC.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives is on a trip to Asia, including stops in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. Pelosi's stop in Taiwan was not listed in her trip to Asia, but was discussed for weeks before the trip. After Taiwan, Ms. Pelosi will go to Korea.
Previously, on August 2, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement about Ms. Pelosi's visit to Taiwan - Xinhua News Agency reported.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the visit to Taiwan by the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi affected the political foundation of China-US relations, seriously violating the "One China" principle and the provisions of the three China-US Joint Statutes, violating China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Declaration emphasizes that the right way to resolve the relationship between two major countries such as the US and China must be on the basis of "mutual respect, coexistence in peace, no confrontation and co-operation in victory".
