The trouble with ‘elephants in the room’ is we are predisposed to do our best to ignore them leading to us being more (to mix metaphors) interested in shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic than addressing existential threats to our national health, wealth and well-being below the waterline. The author, who since leaving the RN has competed with Chinese businesses in Africa and worked for Chinese businesses in Saudi and China, contends that Chinese ambitions are not territorial, and that a military response to Chinese growth is a dangerous distraction. The case below is succinctly and convincingl…
