MI5 directed higher education institutions across the country to terminate their relationships with the organization to stop the targeting of academic staff. The agency's warning flags the use of academic partnerships as a channel for foreign espionage against the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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MI5 Warns UK Universities to Cut Ties With Chinese Espionage Body
Geopolitics21 days ago
The security service in London accused a Chinese research body of recruiting scholars to gather secret intelligence on Britain. The organization allegedly used British academics to conduct spy operations, leading the agency to issue a formal espionage alert targeting the institute.
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