Southern politicians, including An Taoiseach, were over in the People's Republic of China during the month of April also – setting out the stall and encouraging even better linkages between the two republics. It seems like China is flavour of the month (if not decade). Stalker is aware that our old china plate, AST Totten head man David Totten, is over in China at the moment too. There sure is a sense that East is best when it comes to business these days.