{"id":1582566,"date":"2022-08-01T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1582566"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:50:15","slug":"pelosi-lands-in-singapore-meets-top-officials-at-start-of-asia-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-lands-in-singapore-meets-top-officials-at-start-of-asia-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Lands in Singapore, Meets Top Officials at Start of Asia Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-lands-in-singapore-meets-top-officials-at-start-of-asia-trip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1582566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-nancy-pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-Calif.) on Aug. 1 landed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-singapore\">Singapore<\/a> and met with top officials there as she began an Asia trip that could include a visit to Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi met with President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishna, according to Singapore\u2019s Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Halimah shared a picture bumping fists with Pelosi in\u00a0the Istana, the office of the Singaporean president, and said they \u201caffirmed the excellent and longstanding partnership between Singapore and the US\u201d and discussed educational and other ties, as well as cooperation on issues such as the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Lee went over \u201ckey international and regional developments, including the war in Ukraine, cross-strait relations, and climate change\u201d with Pelosi, according to a readout, as well as \u201chighlight[ing] the importance of stable US-China relations for regional peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan earlier this year but canceled the trip after she tested positive for COVID-19. Colleagues have said she planned to visit Taiwan during the current trip, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/pelosi-reveals-trip-to-asia-but-makes-no-mention-of-taiwan_4633429.html\">an itinerary released over the weekend<\/a> did not include the country.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan were listed as stops.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was traveling with Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.). The group was scheduled to depart Singapore on Aug. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s office highlighted another meeting in the country, with Singaporean Deputy Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, saying the speaker and Wong \u201cdiscussed how our nations can continue to work together to advance security, prosperity &#038; opportunity for those on both sides of the Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> China\u2019s Threat <\/p>\n<p>Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China\u2019s foreign ministry, warned around the same time that a Pelosi visit to Taiwan would be \u201ca gross interference in China\u2019s internal affairs, seriously undermine China\u2019s sovereignty and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Aug. 1 landed in Singapore and met with top officials there as she began an Asia trip that could include a visit to Taiwan. Pelosi met with President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishna, according to Singapore\u2019s Foreign Ministry. 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