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MI5 Warns of China's MSS Funding Academic Research Ties to Over 100 UK-Linked Scholars
The UK's Security Service (MI5) issued a September 30, 2026 espionage alert warning that the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) is funding research involving more than 100 UK-linked academics. The alert states the primary purpose of this funding is to boost China's intelligence gathering capabilities on behalf of Beijing's Ministry of State Security (MSS). The operation represents a foreign influence campaign targeting the UK academic and research sector to enhance Chinese intelligence collection.
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