MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

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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 Chines…

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  • 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 Chines…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:36:25 UTC.

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