Updated On: 25 August, 2024 08:19 AM IST | Taipei | Agencies
Nikki Haley says supporting US allies is vital amid Beijing’s claim on Taiwan; backs Trump in presidential race

Republican Party member Nikki Haley speaks to a Taiwanese official in Taipei. Pic/X
Former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, put in a good word for Republican nominee Donald Trump on Saturday during her visit to Taiwan, saying that an isolationist policy isn’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. “I don’t think the isolationist approach is healthy. I think America can never sit in a bubble and think that we won’t be affected,” she said.