The plane carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took off on Wednesday from Taipei's Songshan Airport, after a visit in which she pledged that "the United States will not abandon Taiwan"; This angered Beijing.
Pelosi, who spent less than 24 hours on the island, made a visit to Taiwan's parliament this morning and later met Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who gave her a souvenir to "appreciate the region's support."