Commentary There is a classic story from Journey to the West where on three separate occasions, a demon transformed into a girl, an old man, and then an old woman to deceive the Monk Tang Sanzang. Tang was journeying to India to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, and it was known that eating his flesh would provide everlasting life. The demon, however, was thwarted by the resourceful and powerful Monkey King, who, on all three occasions, discovered and “killed” the girl, the man, and the woman. Yet, these actions enraged Tang, who, with his mortal eyes, could not see what the demon was doing, and in turn, shocked by Monkey King’s actions, expelled him from the pilgrimage. The Journey to the West is awash with similar stories and lessons, and it reminds me of the West’s struggles in dealing with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). News of the Wuhan pandemic broke on …