The Chinese Communist Party is not a bedfellow of the West.
It can’t be. Its entire focus is on its place in China and the place China can occupy in the world.
This isn’t democratic or even diplomatic.
It’s a state of affairs that exists for one nation. The limits of it are for the Chinese, and a proverbial exclusion zone is for the rest us.
This makes it a difficult state of affairs for other nations.
Many have reported feeling dejected because they couldn’t make trade inroads. Such a loss of economic riches is a bitter feeling, for sure, but it’s also inevitable.
The largest State on earth isn’t open for business to everyone in exactly the same way it seeks to benefit out of it for and by itself.
In a way Chinese trade and economic activity is straightforward.
However, it’s managed by a vast party under the powerful control of a few.
