China is ‘building a new empire’ but is it an opportunity or a threat?

The Royal Albert Dock in East London was one of the busiest shipping hubs in the world during the last part of the 19th century.

And 130 years later, this centre of trade for the British empire looks set to become part of another burgeoning empire: China.

The proposed Asian Business Port project at the Royal Albert Dock is one of dozens of major global infrastructure projects emanating from the world’s most populous and cash-rich nation.

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