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Lord Dobbs

Aside from his productive pen, Xinhua has taken a close look at the other life of writer Michael Dobbs, executive producer for the American version of his book.

Lord Dobbs is also an active member of Britain's unelected House of Lords, a card-carrying member of the ruling Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Theresa May.

His journey to the famous Palace of Westminster has taken him from being Chief of Staff to Britain's only other female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Dobbs said it was in that role that he was once told his job "was to go out and find the bodies that needed to be buried" for the benefit of his political leaders.

"If I couldn't find the bodies, I would be the body," he said.

Britain's Guardian newspaper once described Dobbs, considered a masterful political operator, as "Westminster's baby-faced hitman".

It made Dobbs realize the necessity to keep a sense of humor in politics "in order to keep your sanity."

Dobbs is an executive board member of the Conservative Friends of the Chinese, and says his great regret only ever visiting China once. That was a 36-hour trip taking in Beijing, though he has vowed to pay more visits.

He spent years studying China and its nuclear policies, with his research featured prominently in his academic studies in the U.S.