I'm delighted that the updated paperback edition of Vampire State is published today. Understanding #china troubled but predatory economy is more important than ever
#economy #TradeDeal #Tradewars #Beijing

A big thank you to everybody who came to the the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand Wednesday for my book talk. China is such an important issue right now, and understanding its predatory economy is more important than ever. Good to be back in Thailand and catching up with old friends.

Congratulations to @barbarademick.bsky.social for Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, her powerful new book on #China one-child policy, which inspired my Mail feature on the lasting legacy of one of the cruellest, misguided and costliest policies a govt has ever imposed on its people

How wary should we be of Chinese electric vehicles? We rightly worry about spyware on phones, but EVs are giant pieces of spyware - perfect for espionage, surveillance & sabotage. As I write in the Mail, a good place to start is the classic Michael Caine movie The Italian Job
#China #EVs #espionage

Operation kowtow continues. As I write in the Mail on Sunday,
Keir Starmer's govt is ignoring local residents & security concerns in what appears to be a murky deal to allow #China to build a monstrous new embassy in East London

My new book is published today by Birlinn books. #China troubled but predatory #economy remains addictive to some, but also coercive, corrupt & surreal as CCP ruthlessly bends business to its will - but it is fast running out of options

Really delighted to be sharing the stage with the BBC’s excellent Sarah Rainsford at the @Wimbookfest to talk about our new books and the challenge of #russia and #china tickets now available!