Pelosi Says US Cannot Allow China to Isolate Taiwan, Calls Xi ‘A Scared Bully’

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talks with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (L) before boarding a plane at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Reuters

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reaffirmed her support for Taiwan on Aug. 9 after returning from her Asia tour, and said China’s leader Xi Jinping reacted to her Taiwan visit like “a scared bully.”

In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, Pelosi reiterated, “We cannot allow the Chinese government to isolate Taiwan.” Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. official in 25 years to visit Taiwan during her five-country Asia trip last week, which also included Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan.