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China’s shadow war: Ice picks in suburbia | Episode Three

32 mins • S1, E391

China’s shadow war: Ice picks in suburbia | Episode Three
China’s shadow war: The Americans | Episode Two

21 mins • S1, E390

China’s shadow war: The Americans | Episode Two
China’s shadow war: The dissidents | Episode One

38 mins • S1, E356

China’s shadow war: The dissidents | Episode One
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Ban on China wind farm tech will cost Britain ‘decades of cheaper electricity’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Ban on China wind farm tech will cost Britain ‘decades of cheaper electricity’
Alexi Mostrous
Hong Kong dissidents fear China’s hand in campaign of intimidation and attacks in UK

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Hong Kong dissidents fear China’s hand in campaign of intimidation and attacks in UK
Simon Barnes
My week as a Chinese pangolin

Sat 21 Mar 2026

My week as a Chinese pangolin
Jess Swinburne
China’s new wave of attacks on pro-democracy activists

Mon 16 Feb 2026

China’s new wave of attacks on pro-democracy activists
China’s new wave of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists

8 mins • S1, E1299

China’s new wave of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists
William Lindesay
How I found my kindred spirit along the Great Wall of China

Fri 6 Feb 2026

How I found my kindred spirit along the Great Wall of China
Will Hutton
As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons

Sun 1 Feb 2026

As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons
Rachel Sylvester
It’s not a choice between Trump and Xi. We can walk the diplomatic line, insists PM

Sun 1 Feb 2026

It’s not a choice between Trump and Xi. We can walk the diplomatic line, insists PM
Matthew Bishop
Britain should embrace Chinese renewable energy tech

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Britain should embrace Chinese renewable energy tech
Killian Fox
The big picture: Zhang Kechun’s Silk Road film sets

Fri 30 Jan 2026

The big picture: Zhang Kechun’s Silk Road film sets
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer’s football gift to Xi kicks off bid to become premier league trading partner

Thu 29 Jan 2026

Starmer’s football gift to Xi kicks off bid to become premier league trading partner
Isabel Hilton
China’s disappearing generals are a sign of Xi’s power – and his paranoia

Thu 29 Jan 2026

China’s disappearing generals are a sign of Xi’s power – and his paranoia
Rachel Sylvester
Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test
Fred Harter
With the defenestration of his top general, Xi consolidates control

Wed 28 Jan 2026

With the defenestration of his top general, Xi consolidates control
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit
Catherine Neilan
Chinese firm Ming Yang hopes to bag £1.5bn UK windfarm investment

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Chinese firm Ming Yang hopes to bag £1.5bn UK windfarm investment
Rachel Sylvester
As special relationship sours, Starmer seeks a fresh start with China

Sun 25 Jan 2026

As special relationship sours, Starmer seeks a fresh start with China
Gordon Corera
The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere

Wed 21 Jan 2026

The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere
China’s new London ‘super-embassy’

8 mins • S1, E1281

China’s new London ‘super-embassy’
Nga Pham
Chinese-born billionaire of accused profiting from $70bn global scam industry

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Chinese-born billionaire of accused profiting from $70bn global scam industry
Chris Horton
International law has never cared about Taiwan. Now the feeling’s mutual

Fri 9 Jan 2026

International law has never cared about Taiwan. Now the feeling’s mutual
Gordon Corera
For spies, Venezuela signals a new world

Wed 7 Jan 2026

For spies, Venezuela signals a new world
Steve Bloomfield
Will the world end in 2026? Probably not

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Will the world end in 2026? Probably not
Who controls the Himalayas’ water?

8 mins • S1, E1260

Who controls the Himalayas’ water?
Xavier Greenwood
Jimmy Lai needs the west to come to his rescue

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Jimmy Lai needs the west to come to his rescue
Tim Leunig
An Indian economic shock will be good for the UK

Thu 11 Dec 2025

An Indian economic shock will be good for the UK
Steve Bloomfield
Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms
Catching the Cryptoqueen

7 mins • S1, E1237

Catching the Cryptoqueen
Richard Palmer
Chinese firm owns publisher that axed Sarah Ferguson book

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Chinese firm owns publisher that axed Sarah Ferguson book
Poppy Sebag-Montefiore
China races ahead on renewables amid green tech boom

Sat 15 Nov 2025

China races ahead on renewables amid green tech boom
Poppy Sebag-Montefiore
Crypto queen’s £5bn rude awakening

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Crypto queen’s £5bn rude awakening
Olivia Acland
Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke
Matthew Bishop
Canada leads effort to loosen China’s grip on rare earths

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Canada leads effort to loosen China’s grip on rare earths
Catherine Neilan
‘They lost their bottle’: why China spy case never reached courts

Sun 19 Oct 2025

‘They lost their bottle’: why China spy case never reached courts
Fred Harter
New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS

Thu 16 Oct 2025

New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Whitehall anger over collapse of case against alleged spies

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Whitehall anger over collapse of case against alleged spies

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