Xi’s Lapdogs. By David Archibald.

The last time Xi was in trouble politically, Albanese went off and spent a week in China, doing nothing.

I thought at the time that the Chicoms had summoned Albanese to make Xi look important. The Chinese love it when foreign leaders come to Beijing to kowtow.

Xi is in big trouble at the moment and Starmer announces a visit at short notice. Coincidence? I think not.