Synopsis

The United Kingdom confronts a formidable dilemma in its dealings with China: how to navigate commerce with an ascendant superpower while safeguarding its own security. Celia Hatton has spent the last two decades tracing the flow of Chinese state investment into British businesses. Drawing on exclusive access to newly compiled research and interviews with those central to significant transactions, she unveils a level of Chinese state involvement previously underestimated. Did Beijing’s strategic