Is China a friend or foe?

Over the weekend a story broke about the arrest of an individual who has allegedly been spying for the Chinese state right here in the heart of Westminster -  in Parliament.

If found to be true, the revelations could have a significant impact on British-Chinese relations and spectactularly backfire for Beijing.

The revelations have prompted demands to tighten vetting at parliament and called into question our relationship with China just a week after the Foreign Secretary’s Visit.

How will the revelations impact our relations with China? Are they a friend or foe?

Joining me to discuss is the Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Victor Gao, who is a Former translator to the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and vice president of the Centre for China and globalization. Victor is widely described as a spokesperson for CCP