House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and five fellow House Democrats arrived in Singapore this morning, the first stop on an Asian tour that may or may not include a controversial stop in Taiwan.
Media coverage of Pelosi’s trip has been tightly restricted, but in a photo released by Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information, Pelosi is shown shaking hands with Singapore President Halimah Yacob at Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore.
Pelosi’s office issued a release on the trip yesterday, which said the congressional delegation would visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan and focus on “mutual security, economic partnership and democratic governance in the Indo-Pacific region.”
“It is my privilege as speaker to lead this distinguished group of members, which includes chairs of committees and subcommittees of jurisdiction and champions of a strong U.S.-Asia Pacific partnership,” Pelosi said. “We look forward to productive meetings that will continue to inform Congress’s work to advance our values and interests and strengthen our partnerships in the region.”