He is a Chinese Nationalist and was recruited by the Nationalist government of the time (and remember that in 1985 the KMT still ruled in Taiwan with an iron fi

He is a Chinese Nationalist and was recruited by the Nationalist government of the time (and remember that in 1985 the KMT still ruled in Taiwan with an iron fist under martial law) so it would not be that surprising if helping China develop and helping the Nationalist side against the Communists were significant contributing factors, not racism.