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The Red Flag Flying Here
SOME historians believe there could be a link between Scotland and China dating back more than 1800 years, as fragments of tartan have been found next to the bodies of mummies with suspiciously reddish-blond hair in a tomb in the west of China. Darker connections formed in the early 19th century when Scots traders William Jardine and James Matheson ran contraband opium into China. But Scotland is now celebrating a link with the country which has a much more modern basis - and, politicians hope, a long-term economic future. On Sunday, representatives from the Scottish, UK and Chinese govern...
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