Martin Thorley’s book All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain takes an in-depth look at the so-called ‘Golden Era’ of UK-China relations, when the British government pursued a policy aimed at creating far closer economic ties with Beijing. Thorley wrote the book after living in China for over six years, where he both studied and started a business. He now works as a senior analyst for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. The following is an edite
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