Malaysiakini quoted Tiong as saying Pelosi’s trip had undermined the region’s stability while accusing the US of violating the “One China” principle and the three joint communiques between China and the US.

The Bintulu MP said there was a need to maintain stability and avoid division as the world worked on reviving the global economy post-Covid and amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

He said Malaysia and China were committed to “mutual respect for national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity”, adding that Taiwan was an “inalienable part of China”.

“The government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legal government representing the whole of China and supports the peaceful development and harmonious coexistence of cross-strait relations,” he was reported to have said in a statement.

Tiong urged Western nations against practising double standards, trying to compare Taiwan with Ukraine.

“On the one hand, they condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and call for Ukraine’s sovereignty but, on the other hand, they intend to interfere in the internal affairs of the Taiwan Strait region and use Taiwan to divide China.

“Malaysia hopes the situation will ease as soon as possible and we urge the US to deal with the matter with caution,” he said.

Pelosi visited Malaysia on Tuesday as part of her official visit to Asia. She arrived in Japan yesterday, her final stop on her Asian tour, following a visit to Taiwan that incensed China.

She is the highest-elected US official to set foot on the self-ruled island in 25 years.