Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London. He was previously Professor of Chinese Politics and Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Between 1998–2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including three years as First Secretary at the British embassy in Beijing. His recent books include Contemporary China (2013), Hu Jintao: China’s Silent Ruler (2012) and Ballot Box China (2011).

This book is a much needed wake-up call. Post-Brexit, Britain will need to reset its relations with China. Kerry Brown has performed an important service by providing some clear thinking on the foundations necessary for the UK to devise a new range of policies for its relations with China in a much changed world.

• Foreword by Tim ClissoldIntroduction1. Tales from the golden age2. What does China want? The case of the UK3. Walk on by: what does Britain really want from China?4. Who cares? The China circle in Britain5. The good, the bad and the Brexit: Britain and China outside the EU6. The UK and China: scenarios for the coming decadeAppendix: The UK–China balance sheet

Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London. He was previously Professor of Chinese Politics and Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Between 1998–2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including three years as First Secretary at the British embassy in Beijing. His recent books include Contemporary China (2013), Hu Jintao: China’s Silent Ruler (2012) and Ballot Box China (2011).

This book is a much needed wake-up call. Post-Brexit, Britain will need to reset its relations with China. Kerry Brown has performed an important service by providing some clear thinking on the foundations necessary for the UK to devise a new range of policies for its relations with China in a much changed world.

• Foreword by Tim ClissoldIntroduction1. Tales from the golden age2. What does China want? The case of the UK3. Walk on by: what does Britain really want from China?4. Who cares? The China circle in Britain5. The good, the bad and the Brexit: Britain and China outside the EU6. The UK and China: scenarios for the coming decadeAppendix: The UK–China balance sheet