NEW DELHI: “I cannot comprehend the situation you are referring to.”  That was Mao Ning, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, replying to a question on the disappearance of Defence Minister Li Shangfu, during a media briefing recently. Mao Ning is otherwise articulate and fluent, so her inability “to comprehend” probably reflects how sensitive the issue is.   … Continue reading Missing Ministers, PLA Corruption Threaten To Spoil Xi Jinping’s Party