He said Taiwan would have to suffer the consequences of Nancy Pelosi’s visit and called her troublemaker-in-chief of the world.<\/p>\n
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You may recall that it was earlier reported that, Nancy Pelosi, the highest ranked US government official was set to visit Taiwan in decades, says her trip is meant to reaffirm America\u2019s promise to \u201calways stand\u201d with the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ms Pelosi, who as Speaker of the House of Representatives in US Congress is second in the presidential line of succession (behind Vice President Kamala Harris), landed in Taiwan today amid a furious response from China, which claims the island as its own territory.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur delegation came to Taiwan to make it unequivocally clear we will not abandon Taiwan,\u201d she told President Tsai Ing-wen in televised remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe story of Taiwan is an inspiration to all freedom-loving people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Pelosi said American solidarity with Taiwan was \u201ccrucial\u201d and had broad bipartisan support in US politics.<\/p>\n
Ms Tsai expressed her gratitude to the American delegation for visiting, thanking Ms Pelosi for her \u201cstaunch support\u201d and saying Taiwan wishes to \u201cco-operate and work in unity with all democracies around the world to safeguard democratic values\u201d.<\/p>\n
And she issued a blunt message to the Chinese government.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaiwan will not back down,\u201d said Ms Tsai.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will do whatever it takes to maintain Taiwan\u2019s peace and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Ms Pelosi received a warm welcome from Taiwan officials, a curious thing happened on the island\u2019s streets. Uni-President, the company that operates 7\/11 in Taiwan, said monitor display systems in multiple stores were hacked, causing the message, \u201cWarmonger Pelosi, get out of Taiwan,\u201d to appear on displays in convenience stores across the country.<\/p>\n