US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as one of the freest societies of the world, while China summoned the US ambassador to Beijing to protest her visit to Taiwan.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has addressed Taiwan's parliament, where she praised the territory as one of the freest societies of the world, saying she wants to improve cooperation between Taipei and Washington.She said a US bill on computer chips was a good opportunity for more cooperation with TaiwanMs Pelosi said she wanted to increase parliamentary exchanges with Taiwan, adding that she considered it a great honour to be referred to as a "good friend of Taiwan".
"We come in friendship. We thank you for your leadership. We want the world to recognise that," Ms Pelosi said. She described her visit as having three purposes: "One is security, security for our people, global security, two is economics, to spread as much prosperity as possible, and three is governments."
Ms Pelosi said a US bill on computer chips — which would see big US investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing and science research — was a good opportunity for more cooperation with Taiwan.The US Speaker also commended Taiwan for its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. She ended her speech by saying she was looking forward to learning from Taiwan and offering suggestions on topics such as climate change and health.
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