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What’s that terracotta army really up to?

'Yellow peril' fever and politics goes back-to-school - read Mick Hume's columns in The Times (London).

Mick Hume

Mick Hume
Columnist

Topics Politics

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Wednesday 5 September

‘Remember when “Back to School” meant a new pair of shoes and pencil case for the children? Now it means an entire backpack of new laws, rules and proposals from the politicians…’

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Friday 7 September

‘Did somebody declare war on the Chinese without telling us? To judge by the news it would appear they are now to blame for everything, as revived fears of the “yellow peril” spread faster than Made in China labels…’

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