The White House is increasingly concerned that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) August trip to Taiwan could spark a crisis with China.

President Joe Biden and national security adviser Jake Sullivan should stand down. Pelosi is right. Scrapping her trip against the backdrop of China’s manufactured opprobrium would do far more harm than Pelosi’s visit.

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To understand China’s Pelosi rage, consider a Civil War analogy