People at the Taiwan National Day rally. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 2The United States will not abandon its naval and air presence in the Western Pacific and will continue to support Taiwan, said John Kirby, National Security Council strategic communications coordinator.
We will continue operate in the waters and skies of the Western Pacific, as they have done for decades. We will continue to support Taiwan, defend a free and open Indo-Pacific, and strive to maintain communications with Beijing,» he said at a White House briefing.
John KirbyStrategic Communications Coordinator at the NSCThe remarks came as US-China relations deteriorated amid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.»We will continue to do what we are doing, which is to keep the peace and stability on both sides of the (Taiwan) Strait,» Kirby said. He added that US President Joe Biden respected Pelosi's decision to travel to Taiwan, and administration officials are in touch with her staff and the island authorities.
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