BELL GARDENS, Calif. — Kobe Bryant is renowned for carefully executed game plans that tilt the score in his favor. So it seems fitting that he would develop an affinity for a country that is doing much the same thing on the geopolitical stage.Bryant is taking that affection for China – and its goodwill toward him – to cast himself as a bridge between East and West through a campaign of philanthropic contributions, promotional activities and cross-cultural exchanges.Read More... More on China