China has threatened to 'expel' British warships from parts of the South China Sea as HMS Queen Elizabeth and her carrier group arrived in the disputed waters today. The £3billion aircraft carrier, affectionately dubbed Big Lizzie, is set to sail through Beijing's backyard alongside eight other vessels in a show of strength to Xi Jingping. But Chinese state media has warned that any vessels which stray too close to islands which it lays claim to will be 'expelled'. Meanwhile a Chinese academic also told state media that 'China welcomes friends with wine but deals with wolves with a shotgun'. The...