The Fire of the Dragon

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

‘The most important book I’ve read this year. Eye opening' ~Matt Ridley, bestselling author of Red Queen, Genome, The Rational Optimist

‘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

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