MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities
2 sources·Updated September 30, 2026
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- BBC UK News·14h agoChina funding UK research and sending it to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
Read at BBC UK News → - Guardian UK·19h agoMI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities
Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research The security alert issued by MI5 regarding a Chinese state-owned conglomerate…
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