MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research
Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities China’s intelligence service used a front company to pay grants to British universities and steal crucial research about technology projects, MI5 said on Wednesday in a rare public espionage warning.…
We haven't written up this one. The Guardian has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
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- UK tells academics to cut ties with Chinese institute that MI5 brands a front for spying winnipegfreepress.com
