WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers welcomed Taiwan’s parliamentary speaker on June 24, expressing support for the self-governing island as it faces increasing pressure and military threats from China. Han Kuo-yu, president of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan and a member of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), arrived in the United States on Sunday evening with a cross-party delegation of eight Taiwanese legislators. The group first visited Phoenix before arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday night. At the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill, more than 30 House lawmakers held a reception welcoming Han and his delegation. “Taiwan is a beacon of democracy in the entire Chinese-speaking world, and Chinese people around the world are closely watching the development of democracy in Taiwan,” Han said in Mandarin, according to a translation. ...