Commentary The Progressive wing of the Democratic Party has had much to say about the ills of U.S. society and what must be accomplished to address them, but rather less about China’s behavior under its rulers, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They do not identify the CCP for what it is, the world’s largest anti-progressive force, a corrupting influence in global politics, and the one power that can prevent progressives from achieving their aims in international politics. The CCP’s attitude to its own citizens and to the world’s population is defined by exploitation of people and the environment. In contrast to what progressivism seek, the Chinese regime’s treatment of ethnic and religious groups, women, and sexual minorities is atrocious with no prospects of improvement. The rise of the Chinese regime is a threat to progressivism due to the possibility that it can supplant the United States. Progressivism must recognize the …