UK research funded by China front company being sent to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
UK research funded by China front company being sent to Beijing's spies, MI5 warnsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A group which has funded research in the UK has been supporting Beijing's spying apparatus, MI5 has announcedByDominic CascianiHome and Legal…
- ▪UK research funded by China front company being sent to Beijing's spies, MI5 warnsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A group which has funded research in the UK has been supporting Beijing's spying apparatus, MI5 has announcedByDomini
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- ▪ MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research — The Guardian — UK
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UK research funded by China front company being sent to Beijing's spies, MI5 warnsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A group which has funded research in the UK has been supporting Beijing's spying apparatus, MI5 has announcedByDominic CascianiHome and Legal CorrespondentPublished15 minutes agoMore than 100 academics linked to British institutions have unwittingly assisted China's espionage operations against the UK via a front company working for its intelligence and security services, MI5 has warned.In the highly unusual public alert, the UK's internal security service warned universities and academics that continuing ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) could ultimately lead to criminal charges for aiding a foreign state.Security minister Dan Jarvis said…
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