China and the UK: After the golden era

Journalist and author Paul Kenyon investigates rising suspicions over China’s presence in the UK. From shadow policing operations, to spies and the infiltration of universities and public bodies, Beijing has being accused by the UK’s domestic intelligence agency of posing a threat to national security. Yet, less than a decade ago, China and the UK had a flourishing relationship. So what has changed?

(Photo: The red, white and blue Union Jack flag (L) and the red and yellow stars flag of the People's Republic of China (R). Credit: Arthur Edwards/PA)

Presenter: Paul Kenyon
Producer: Anna Meisel
Sound engineer: Cameron Ward
Editor: Tara McDermott
Series editor: Penny Murphy