The Fire of the Dragon

'This well respected journalist lays out a compelling case for why successive policies towards China have been unhelpful and how we are all going to be affected more dramatically by issues emanating from the country' -- Martha Lane Fox * Times * 'Absolutely fascinating' -- Andrew Marr (LBC) 'An essential read for anybody who wants to understand the foreign policy of modern-day China, and in particular the role and goals of China’s leader Xi Jinping … A fascinating book, a really good read' -- Phil Harding, journalist and broadcaster 'In this fascinating new book the former foreign correspondent, who’s covered China for Channel 4 and NBC News, asserts that the West is already engaged in a new Cold War with Xi Jinping’s regime...A fascinating, accessible guide to our new geopolitical reality' -- James Wilson * Tortoise Media * '[A] superb book... I recommend it very highly' -- Benedict Rogers, chief executive of Hong Kong Watch 'a wide-ranging, meticulous study (with) detailed scholarship and depth of deduction and contemplation' * St Andrews in Focus * ‘China’s demented zero-Covid policy is no longer about health… it’s about power and mass surveillance’ * Daily Mail * 'The most important book I’ve read this year... Eye opening' -- Matt Ridley, author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 'Really, really good, a fascinating book to read. So if you are thinking of buying something for someone at Christmas, I suggest you find out more about China. Some of it is pretty scary stuff' -- Eamon Dunphy * The Stand with Eamon Dunphy *