MI5 warns UK academics to stop working with Chinese organisation, Guardian reports
MI5 has warned UK researchers and academics to end work with the China Academy of General Technology, according to The Guardian. The warning concerns alleged espionage and comes amid growing security concerns over university cooperation with China.
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The Guardian reports that MI5 issued a warning on Wednesday urging UK researchers and academics to stop working with the China Academy of General Technology, known as CAGT.
According to the report, the domestic security service identified the organisation as a serious security threat. The excerpt describes the subject of the alert as a Chinese state-owned conglomerate accused of espionage in the UK.
The Guardian places the warning in the context of British universities seeking funding opportunities in China over several years, while national security concerns have increased.
The report suggests the alert could complicate academic cooperation between the two countries at a time when their wider bilateral relationship has been improving.
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- The Guardian – Worldtheguardian.com
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