Chinese Whispers

China hawks, ask yourselves whether they are quaking in their boots at the thought of Nancy Pelosi or Liz Truss. At the Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, count how many countries are on the Belt and Road. The real world is the real world.

Whatever the deficiencies of the present Pontificate, the view of all the worst people is that Pope Francis has proved insufficiently hawkish on Ukraine, meaning that he would also be insufficiently hawkish on Taiwan. The Holy See is in line for a liberal-imperialist regime change.