Taking pot shots at public enemy No 1

Astorm is brewing in Washington about the fact that the red, white and blue uniforms of the US Olympic team were made in China. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went so far as to say they should be burned.

Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama and his election rival Mitt Romney battle it out tabloid style, trading snipes and innuendo, adopting the role of uber-patriots, carelessly and regrettably taking cheap shots, including pot shots at China, which has been trotted out and trumped up as nemesis No 1 during this time of US domestic stress.

Alas, the season of China-bashing has arrived.