Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (not pictured) at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comTAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Thursday for supporting regional peace and stability after the group called on China to resolve tensions in the Taiwan Strait in a peaceful manner.Tsai, in a Twitter post, also wrote: "Taiwan is committed to defending the status quo & our hard-earned democracy."We'll work with like-minded partners to maintain a free & open Indo-Pacific."The G7 comments came after China demonstrated its outrage over a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a burst of military activity in surrounding waters.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comReporting by Yimou Lee; Writing by Martin Quin Pollard; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Taiwan's Tsai thanks G7 for supporting regional peace and stability.