Thinking About ChinaOpinionTrading With the DevilSavePrintA Chinese guard wears a protective mask as he stands at the entrance to the Forbidden City as it re-opened to limited visitors or the May holiday, in Beijing, China, on May 1, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesJames Gorrie5/18/2020|Updated: 5/21/2020CommentaryThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) isn’t used to being pushed around.Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.Author’s Selected ArticlesThe Rise of Militarism in ChinaJun 09, 2025The Great Fall of Communist ChinaMay 30, 2025China’s Big Influence on the US Housing MarketMay 29, 2025Breaking Communist ChinaMay 13, 2025Related TopicsAustraliaChinese Communist PartyCCPpandemic