More than half of Senate GOP lawmakers issued a statement in support of Pelosi's trip to Taiwan.
Pelosi, who is an ardent defender of Taiwan, has received bipartisan support over the planned stop in Taipei, but Beijing has repeatedly cautioned her not to make the trip to what it sees as a breakaway province from its One China Policy.
On Tuesday, she defended her decision to visit the island, saying that"it in no way contradicts longstanding United States policy" and that"America's solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy.
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