Beginning with Friend or Foe? and le Carré’s Smiley trilogy, this talk explores the relationship between British intelligence history and spy fiction, and questions of trust and betrayal.
A discussion of Jiawu: A War in the Balance, exploring Chinese and Japanese decision-making, intelligence activities and changes in the East Asian order. A book signing follows.
The first public talk for Impossible Allies took place on the evening of 18 September 2026 in the Lee Quo Wei Room at Asia Society Hong Kong Center. This entry links to the organizer’s recap of Sha Qingqing’s discussion of secret Taipei–Moscow contacts.
