The travels were organized by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, which purportedly reports to the Communist regime’s intelligence and propaganda unit, according to a publication. Despite deteriorating relations with China in 2016 as a result of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists, Prince Andrew visited the country five times between then and 2019 on behalf of his Pitch@Palace business scheme, having previously visited three times. In the same year, the Duke released multilingual editions of President Xi Jinping’s promotional book The Governance of China.
