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MI5 says Chinese MSS funded over 100 UK academics for tech espionage
Original: ✨ CGTRI: l’MI5 svela come il MSS cinese ha finanziato oltre 100 accademici britannici per lo spionaggio tecnologico # Cy
MI5 has revealed that China's Ministry of State Security allegedly financed more than 100 British academics as part of a technology espionage operation, according to a report circulating under the CGTRI label and shared in cybersecurity circles. The claim suggests UK universities were used as a channel for transferring sensitive technological know-how to Chinese intelligence, raising fresh concerns about research security in Britain.
Why now: Fresh allegations of Chinese intelligence funding British academics highlight growing UK-China tensions over research security and technology theft.
MI5Chinese Ministry of State SecurityUnited KingdomChina
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