Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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MI5 Chinese academic-espionage alert to U.K. universities
Overview
Description The Saga follows MI5’s formal warning to U.K. universities to cut ties with a Chinese research body accused of using academic links for espionage. Overview MI5 accused a Chinese research organization of recruiting scholars to gather secret intelligence on Britain. Britain’s security minister ordered university heads to…
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Sep 30, 2026
MI5 Issues First Independent Espionage Alert Over 100 Academics
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