a friend of taiwan?

TT: Obama picks Republican governor as China envoy

A Republican governor whose name has come up as a potential challenger to US President Barack Obama in 2012 intends to go to work for the president as ambassador to China, a source close to the governor said.

the big news (for Taiwan, at least) is that the ambassador was a Mormon missionary in Taiwan:

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman (洪博培), who is fluent in Mandarin from his days as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan, has accepted the appointment, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity before a White House announcement expected yesterday.

Now VftH may not like missionaries of any religion, and particularly the Mormon variety, but hopefully JH Jr. (the real JH is a billionaire businessman) has a personal connection with (and many friends in) Taiwan, which should influence his response to the incessant chanting of "台灣是中國的一部分".