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On the surface, he was a successful business consultant who advised big-hitting firms including McLaren and pharmaceutical giant GSK.
But behind the scenes, Prince Andrew’s confidant may have been trading in something far more sinister: Secrets.
Born and educated in China, the self-styled entrepreneur – known only as ‘H6’ for legal reasons – started his career as a civil servant there, but dreamed of something more.
In 2002, aged 28, he moved to the UK hoping to advance his career. After a year spent learning English, he studied for a master’s degree in public administration and policy at the University of York.
It is unclear when he is alleged to have come under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but at some point he abandoned plans to return home, instead choosing to pursue a career in Britain.
Aged 31, he founded a company in Londonthat initially …