Speaker of the House of Representatives in the US Congress Nancy Pelosi arrived early this morning in Singapore - the first stop on her Asian tour, the Associated Press reported.

Pelosi is expected to hold talks with Singapore President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as well as meet with a number of ministers, a spokesman for Singapore's foreign ministry said.

Biden told Xi Jinping that the US position on Taiwan has not changed

It is not yet known whether Pelosi will visit Taiwan, where tensions with China are rising.

Beijing considers Taiwan its territory and has never ruled out taking back control of it by force.

In a statement over the weekend, Pelosi announced that she will also visit Malaysia, South Korea and Japan to discuss topics such as trade, the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, security and democratic governance, bTV reported.

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