From Mike Pompeo's statements and interviews he seems to care about Taiwan. Like other conservative Republicans he has deeply-held religious beliefs and holds t

From Mike Pompeo's statements and interviews he seems to care about Taiwan. Like other conservative Republicans he has deeply-held religious beliefs and holds the view that democratic Taiwan should have relations normalized. But he isn't above partisanship. This relatively minor decision is now politically difficult to reverse, and the current administration won't have to deal with any diplomatic fallout. And the next administration doesn't need to burn political capital. All while incrementally pushing forward America's foreign policy objectives of formalizing Taiwan as the independent country its been for decades.