JAKARTA - President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen appreciated and thanked the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi for the real support, bestowing on her a sign of honor during a meeting on Wednesday.

President Tsai's thank you underlined, Nancy Pelosi took concrete action to support Taiwan at a time of crisis, saying Taiwan would not back down in the face of a rising military threat.

Her second meeting on Wednesday as part of Pelosi's visit to the island has drawn strong criticism from China, and has prompted Beijing to announce a series of military exercises, as well as summon the US ambassador.

Furthermore, President Tsai also told Pelosi she is one of Taiwan's most loyal friends and thanked her for her unwavering support on the international stage.

He added that Taiwan is a reliable partner of the United States and will continue to work with the United States to strengthen collaboration in security, economic development and supply chains.

Meanwhile, citing RepublicWorld, Nancy Pelosi was honored by awarding the 'Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon' as China continues to use different channels to criticize her visit to the island.

"It is an honor for me and humbly to receive the Order of Propitious Clouds with a Special Grand Cordon on behalf of the US Congress," Pelosi wrote on Twitter.

It is known that the honorary mark is an award for civilians given by the Taiwan Government, both for their citizens and foreigners. There have been nine levels of awards given since 1941. Nancy Pelosi received the highest honor 1st Class (Special Grand Gordon).


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