The delegation led by Nancy Pelosi will visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.Photo: AFP.Reports of a plan by Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan have outraged China and sparked annoyance even in the White House, amid attempts by US President Joe Biden to defuse tensions with Beijing.The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, began a tour of Asia on Monday marked by secrecy about her itinerary, amid growing tensions with China over the Taiwan issue.Amid expectations about whether she will pay a visit to Taiwan, the leader of the US House of Representatives met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who advocated the stability of the link between Washington and Beijing."Prime Minister Lee stressed the importance of a stable relationship between the United States and China for regional peace and security," according to a statement released by Singapore's foreign ministry.The delegation headed by Pelosi will visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, but expectations about a possible stopover in Taiwan focus the attention of the tour.The American television networks CNN and the Taiwanese TVBS affirmed this Monday, without identifying her sources, that Pelosi has Taiwan included in her tour.Reports of a plan to visit Taiwan have outraged China and sparked annoyance even in the White House, amid attempts by US President Joe Biden to defuse tensions with Beijing.The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned that a visit by the official to Taiwan would "seriously threaten the peace and stability" of the Taiwan Strait."If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, China will take firm and resolute countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity," ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, without specifying which ones.China considers Taiwan as one of its provinces that has not yet managed to reunite with the rest of its territory since the end of the Chinese civil war and repeatedly evokes the possibility of recovering it, by force if necessary.The Chinese government opposes any initiative that gives international legitimacy to the Taiwanese authorities and any official contact between Taiwan and other countries.Pelosi's office confirmed the trip to Asia only after the Democratic leader had already taken off, after days of speculation and refusal to confirm the itinerary."The trip will focus on mutual security, economic partnership and democratic governance in the Indo-Pacific region. Our delegation will hold high-level meetings to discuss how we can further advance our shared interests and values, including peace and security, economic growth and trade, the covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, human rights and democratic governance," Pelosi said in the note.