{"product_id":"all-that-glistens","title":"All That Glistens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigates how Chinese state entities have compromised British business and politics at the highest levels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 2010s, as China slid deeper into authoritarianism and the UK veered towards political uncertainty, the two countries declared a 'Golden Era' of relations. This challenge to the established international order came amid rising global concern around Chinese party-state intrusions abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll That Glistens\u003c\/em\u003e peels away the shiny exterior of the Sino-British 'golden age' to reveal a relationship built on global capitalism, British corruption and Chinese Communist Party influence over UK affairs--to the disquiet of London's allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his years on the ground in Beijing, as well as investigative research using open-source intelligence, Martin Thorley's timely book sheds light on a murky aspect of international relations. He reveals coordinated Chinese state actions reaching into the heart of Parliament, and the widespread compromise of British politics by Chinese commercial entities--particularly nuclear energy, property development and currency-trading enterprises. Exposing the close connections between Western financialisation and China's geopolitical interference, this book offers a cautionary tale for all liberal democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C Hurst \u0026 Co Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229179138392,"sku":"9781805260073","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781805260073_05ec56df-b75c-407e-95dc-7513596fa597.jpg?v=1767078027","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/all-that-glistens","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}