KUALA LUMPUR: United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for the second leg of an Asian tour that has been overshadowed by an expected stop in Taiwan, which would escalate tensions with China that claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.

The plane carrying Pelosi and her delegation touched down at an air force base amid tight security. She called on her Malaysian counterpart Azhar Azizan Harun in parliament and adjourned for a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

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