What we’ve been reading recently:
FT.com – A conflict of commerce in the West Bank – China corners the market for manufacturing keffiyahs, headscarves commonly associated with Palestinians. During a recent trip I made to Bethlehem, sellers of "Jesus memorabilia" also complained about Chinese competition
Telegraph.co.uk – Learning Chinese languages makes you musical, claim scientists – Learning to speak Mandarin and Vietnamese as a child helps make you more musical, claims a study that suggests being fluent in the languages helps you have perfect pitch
FT.com – If China loses faith the dollar will collapse – The ever-cheery Andy Xie expects the dollar to collapse as global stagflation takes hold
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