Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Whether it was prudent or not for Pelosi to make this trip now is a different discussion. But what’s done is done. Pragmatic leaders in Beijing and Washington need to manage this issue now, not make it worse. (On superpower crisis management, read wisdom from Alex George) — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

There was no enthusiasm in the White House for Pelosi's visit to Taiwan at this time. But now that she has made the trip, @JakeSullivan46 and others are rightly trying to manage this moment in U.S.-China relations by framing the visit as continuity in US policy. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org