MI5 warns UK universities over ‘theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company’
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Wed, 30 September 2026
12 reports- The Guardian World13:00first to report
Security service says academics should stop working with and taking grants from firm backed by Chinese intelligence MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities MI5 has issued a rare public warning to UK universities that China’s intelligence service is using a front company to pay for research by UK academics and steal the secrets of hi-tech projects. Britain’s domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General...
- The Guardian World13:36
Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research The security alert issued by MI5 regarding a Chinese state-owned conglomerate accused of conducting espionage in the UK reveals the extent to which British intelligence remains concerned about Beijing’s influence, and risks casting a shadow over UK-China cooperation at a time when the bilateral...
- Index.hr (Croatia)15:09
MI5 JE UPOZORIO britanska sveučilišta da kineska tvrtka CGTRI, paravan za obavještajnu službu, financira istraživanja kako bi krala tehnologiju. Suradnja se mora prekinuti zbog mogućeg kaznenog progona.
- tportal (Croatia)15:22
Britanska obavještajna služba MI5 u srijedu je izdala upozorenje, dosad prvo takve vrste, u kojemu tvrdi da je kineska organizacija sudjelovala u financiranju akademskih istraživanja, među ostalim o umjetnoj inteligenciji, u ime kineske službe državne sigurnosti
- lbc.co.uk15:29
MI5 have issued a warning for UK academics to cut ties with China General Technology Research Institute after it was linked to Beijing's intelligence and security services
- Al Jazeera English17:07
UK intelligence agency accuses Chinese institute of funding academic research to boost Beijing’s espionage capability.
- Times of India17:14
- South China Morning Post18:16
Britain’s MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing’s state security service. In its “Espionage Alert”, MI5 said more than 100 UK-based academics had contributed to projects funded by the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), which had “very strong ties” to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing’s civilian intelligence...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:14
More than 100 UK-linked academics contributed to projects funded by Chinese intelligence through institute, says British security service
- Vecernji list (Croatia)19:27
Javno upozorenje otvara mogućnost da britanski akademici koji odmah ne poduzmu mjere u konačnici dođu u sukob sa zakonom
- iDNES (Czechia)20:12
Britská tajná služba MI5 ve středu zveřejnila varování před čínskou organizací, která podle ní financuje výzkum britských akademiků pro potřeby čínské rozvědky. Na projektech se podle MI5 podílelo více než 100 akademiků působících v Británii.
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- ČT24 (Czechia)30 Sept, 20:24their copy
- Japan Times22:19
MI5 said more than 100 U.K.-based academics had contributed to projects funded by a group with "very strong ties" to Beijing intelligence.