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1/6 Who would have guessed two years ago that the sensation of the US social media scene in 2020 would be a Chinese firm, TikTok. Did you say Chinese? Ban

1/6 We are in a new Cold War. The US sees China as its enemy. Why the change? Before the 2008 financial crisis it believed China's rise was unsustainable. They

#Huawei 1/5 The UK has taken leave of its senses. This period will become famous in our history as an exercise in national suicide. We left the EU, our biggest

1. Labour Party's approach to China has been silence. Like on many international Qs LP has little to say & hasn't given it any serious thought. Unlike the Tories: @David_Cameron/@George_Osbourne

When Covid-19 was confined to China, v little said abt accuracy of China's statistics; it was all abt how China had screwed up. Attack on Cn's stats came when number