More than 100 academics with links to Britain have worked on spy tech for China
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More than 100 academics with links to Britain have worked on spy tech for China.
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More than 100 academics with links to the UK have worked on projects secretly funded by Chinese intelligence to develop technology to use for spying, MI5 has warned.The funding was channelled through the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), which is also known as the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT).
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MI5 has formally declared that the institute has "very strong ties" to the MSS and serves as an arm of Chinese state intelligence.The Chinese spy agency has been posing as an academic institute to harvest expertise from British universities.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The warning published on MI5's website read: "UK academic institutions are strongly advised to immediately review any ongoing or planned collaboration with CGTRI."This is to ensure MSS derives no further benefit from UK universities or research institutions."More To Follow...Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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