MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics

The UK's domestic intelligence agency has issued a warning that over 100 academics with links to the UK have contributed to China's intelligence gathering efforts on behalf of the Chinese state security service. These academics have helped China through research funded by the China General Technology Research Institute. The institute's primary purpose is to fund research that supports China's intelligence gathering. MI5 issued this warning in a security alert. The alert was released to inform about the involvement of UK-linked academics in China's intelligence efforts.