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Across Africa, the influence of the Christian right is growing.
Part of that is down to support from brethren in America, and you can already see the effects in the form of intolerant national legislation.
And these days, Britain doesn't have a good reputation for efficiency, innovation or glitz.
But one industry that embodies brilliance in all three is Formula One, where the country has long been dominant.
The question is whether other sectors can copy the success of the races.
First up, though.
Last week I dropped in on the flagship store of Pop Mart.
Don Weinland is our China business and finance editor.
It's in this really central location in downtown Shanghai.
When you get inside, it's like the interior of a cartoon spaceship, and it's packed with people.
Everyone is there trying to get their hands on a la boo boo doll.
These weird, smiling, elvish-looking creatures that come in what's called blind boxes.
So when you buy one, you don't really know what you're gonna get when you by it.
They're as cheap as $20, but they can also sell for crazy amounts.
One was just sold for $150,000 US dollars in an auction.
I tried to get one.