As the U.K. tries to reset its relations with China, could the emergence of an alleged Chinese spy who gained an “unusual level of trust” with King Charles’s brother undercut those efforts? Yang Tenbo was a business adviser to Prince Andrew, Duke of York, whom an aide described as “at the very top of the tree.” After being detained by police, Yang’s mobile phone was found to hold a document titled “talking points for the duke” from August 2021, suggesting that Prince Andrew was in a “desperate situation and will grab on to anything”.
