Graham Hutchings
Xi Versus Trump: The Emperor And The Tycoon
The Chinese leader’s first encounter with the new US President was a success, but the threat from North Korea will test them both
Squeezed Middle Kingdom Come
Young people in China are under immense burdens, but their generation is individualistic, innovative, and hopeful
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal