Pelosi defends her visit to Taiwan

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday defended her visit to Taiwan as absolutely worth it and that the United States cannot allow China to isolate the self-ruled island.

"We can't allow the Chinese government to isolate Taiwan," Pelosi said in an interview on NBC's "Today" program. "They won't say who can go to Taiwan."

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