Pelosi mum on Taiwan, China in South Korea visit

By Associated Press

Aug 05, 2022 12:15 am

SEOUL: After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met South Korea's political leaders in the capital Seoul on Thursday but avoided making direct public comments on cross-Strait relations that could have further increased regional tensions.

Pelosi, the first incumbent speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years, said in Taipei on Wednesday that the American commitment to democracy on the self-governing island and elsewhere 'remains ironclad.'

LOOK AT ME United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to her South Korean counterpart Kim Jin-pyo (not pictured) during their meeting at the National Assembly in South Korea's capital Seoul on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. AP PHOTO

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