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 Articles‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Do CCP-Controlled Small Businesses in the US Pose a Strategic Threat?Jun 18, 2025The Rise of Militarism in ChinaJun 09, 2025Related TopicsAustraliaChinese Communist PartyCCPpandemic