All That Glistens peels away the shiny exterior of the Sino-British ‘golden age’ to reveal a relationship built on global capitalism, British corruption and Chinese Communist Party influence over UK affairs–to the disquiet of London’s allies. Drawing on his years on the ground in Beijing, as well as investigative research using open-source intelligence, Martin Thorley’s timely book sheds light on a murky aspect of international relations. He reveals coordinated Chinese state actions reaching into the heart of Parliament, and the widespread compromise of British politics by Chinese commercial entities–particularly nuclear energy, property development and currency-trading enterprises.