Abstract
The author considers the UKSC case Shagang Shipping Co Ltd (in liq) v HNA Group Co Ltd, in which the Supreme Court had to determine the admissibility go unproven but credible allegations of torture by Chinese police. The Court made the perhaps politically charged decision to overturn the Court of Appeal’s ruling and admit the allegations in the assessment of other evidence’s reliability and weight. Ultimately, torture is illegal in China and remains its government’s responsibility to investigate and prevent.