Russia and China's deep-running antagonism makes them awkward allies

‘Explaining why he prefers imported Chinese labour, the head of Zambia’s largest construction company said: “Here they are like the British. They have tea breaks and a lot of days off”’

Despite China's prosperity, the People's Republic remains in the grip of the monstrous ideology of its founder

'China’s place in the world is that of a plagiariser — the intellectual equivalent of the faked designer bags you find in Beijing'