The growing threat that communist China poses to Taiwan calls for a rethinking of America’s role in the Indo-Pacific region and for a show of diplomatic and military support for Taiwan to prevent China’s rulers from growing increasingly emboldened by the recent strategic failures of Western powers. That’s according to former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who spoke at a Heritage Foundation event on March 16. As the world focuses its attention on the Ukraine crisis, it’s crucial for the United States and its allies not to fall prey to short-sightedness and ignore the growing danger to self-governed Taiwan, Pompeo stressed. “We need to make sure that we continue to focus on things that present the next risk, the next great challenge to human dignity, our civilization, and our way of life here at home,” he said. After visiting Taiwan just over a week ago, Pompeo said it became …