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China and the UK... after the 'Golden Era'

Did the UK give too much of its technical innovation away to China during the so-called 'golden era' of co-operation?

In October 2015 President Xi Jinping was welcomed to Britain on a state visit, the event was seen as the pinnacle of the so called 'Golden Era' of warm relations between the UK and China. Over a decade later, and despite a cooling of that relationship, File on 4 Investigates discovers Chinese state money and influence reaching far into UK companies and universities as China targets British chip and blockchain technology, and asks whether enough is being done to mitigate the threat to national security.

Presenter: Paul Kenyon
Producer: Anna Meisel
Research: 麻豆社 Verify
Junior Production Manager: Tom Dunster
Production Management Assistant: Tim Fernley
Technical Producer: Cameron Ward
Editor: Tara McDermott

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