Inside Europe: Why Europe is seduced by China

A new 'golden relationship' between China and Great Britain was announced in October 2015, as President, Xi Jinping rode a golden coach with the Queen in London. China is to invest billions in the UK, including new nuclear power stations. But critics worry that Britain is selling itself down the river. Philippe Le Corre of the Brookings Institute explains why Europe is currently seduced by China.

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