"Pelosi, Speaker of the US House, Plans Visit to Taiwan... First Sitting Speaker Visit in 25 Years"

43rd Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act Enactment

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, is reportedly planning to visit Taiwan, marking the first visit by a sitting House Speaker in 25 years, Fuji TV of Japan reported on the 7th.

According to the report, Speaker Pelosi is scheduled to depart the U.S. on the 8th, visit Japan to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and others, and then proceed to visit Taiwan. Originally, Pelosi planned to visit South Korea after Japan, but the South Korea visit was canceled due to the planned Taiwan visit, Fuji TV stated.

Taiwan’s United Daily News also reported that Speaker Pelosi is expected to arrive in Taiwan on the 10th, leading a delegation of House members to mark the 43rd anniversary of the enactment of the U.S. Taiwan Relations Act.

The reason behind Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan is interpreted as an effort to express the U.S. government’s support for Taiwan amid heightened attention on cross-strait relations due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.

If the schedule is confirmed, Pelosi will be the first sitting U.S. House Speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years since Newt Gingrich, who was Speaker in 1997. The Speaker of the U.S. House holds the second-highest position in the presidential line of succession after the Vice President.

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