After years of struggling to match the global popularity of the US, Japan and South Korea, Beijing’s image is improving, says Gideon Rachman for the Financial Times. LONDON: T he World Snooker Championship came to a climax in Sheffield - with 22-year-old Wu Yize battling Britain’s Shaun Murphy for supremacy. Wu became the second Chinese player to be crowned world champion, following the victory of Zhao Xintong last year. In a surprising twist of fate, China and Britain have emerged as the two