The Shanghaiist humorously reports that The Economist's readers just aren't "mavericky enough" based on a new poll the magazine has compiled to gauge how the rest of the world would vote in this US election - China overwhelmingly supports Obama, as does Cuba, Congo, Sudan, Algeria, Namibia and Macedonia - Iraq, on the other hand, is a firm McCain supporter.

In 1979, Deng Xiaoping had consolidated his control of China, and Senator Joseph Biden was a young statesman trying to make his mark on the world.