China has warned Western nations they would 'pay the price' for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics - Copyright AFP/File Noel Celis China’s tantrums on every possible subject are becoming a bore. The Chinese rage over diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics is no exception. The teams are still going, just not the diplomats and officials. Meanwhile, the cosmetic diplomatic boycott is delivering exceptional levels of hostility. A diplomatic reaction is one thing; a practical no-go reaction is very different. The “world’s factory” has become the surly global drunk, assertive and obstructive, aggressive and unnecessarily so at for any...