Britain & China: Following the Money
Panorama | BBC One | 1x 30mins
Britain faces a huge challenge in its relationship with China: can it do business with a rising superpower while keeping the UK safe? This investigation follows Chinese state money that flowed into UK business over the last two decades. With exclusive access to new research, and interviews with those at the heart of key deals, it reveals how the Chinese state was far more active than may have been realised at the time. Was the UK outsmarted by Beijing’s long-term planning? And what does it tell us about how Britain reckons with China’s power today?
