Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo analyse the deal announced between the Vatican and Beijing over the nomination of Roman Catholic bishops in mainland China and to reveal the broader links to the US presidential election. Why has US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo been so against it? How will this affect the lives of the estimated 12 million Catholics in mainland China? With expert analysis from Franesco Sisci, sinologist with the Renmin University of China and Lawrence C Reardon, associate professor of…