TAIPEI — Former United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley put in good words for Republican nominee Donald Trump on Saturday during her visit to Taiwan, saying an isolationist policy wasn't 'healthy' and called on her party to stand with her country's allies.

Haley, who ran against Trump for the party's presidential nomination, told reporters in the capital Taipei that supporting US allies, including Ukraine and Israel, was vital while underscoring the importance of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory to be brought under control by force if necessary.