My Opinion Piece in the Globe and Mail "The driving force behind Beijing’s moves in the South China Sea"

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-driving-force-behind-beijings-moves-in-the-south-china-sea/article31284492/

China’s destabilization of the South China Sea indicates a deeper issue that goes to the fundamentals of the Communist Party People’s Republic régime. At its founding in 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared: “Ours will no longer be a nation subject to insult and humiliation. We have stood up!” The flow of this logic is “China’s civilization is ancient and great. China was weakened and is victimized by amoral Western forces. China will rise again and set things to rights.”