I no longer invest in China: I don’t want to end up on the wrong side of history

Is General Mike Minihan, the head of the US Air Force (USAF) Mobility Command, right about the risk of China invading Taiwan in 2025? Or is he wrong, like the fictional USAF General Jack D Ripper of Dr Strangelove fame?

Readers can form their own views on whether this is a bad joke or a well-informed warning about World War III. Either way, it is a sign of the extraordinary times we are living through that such a cataclysmic prediction by a serving senior officer in the world’s most powerful armed forces did not feature on many front pages.

So, while there is still time to act, it is worth considering whether your life savings could become collateral damage of lethal combat on the other