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 ArticlesChina’s New Law Legalizes Stealing Foreign IPJul 26, 2025A Washington–New Delhi Alliance Is a Perfect Storm Against China, for IndiaJul 14, 2025‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Related TopicsAustraliaChinese Communist PartyCCPpandemic