UK's MI5 Issues Espionage Alert Over Chinese Body Targeting British Academics
- MI5 accuses the China General Technology Research Institute of targeting British academics on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security
- MI5: More than 100 UK-linked academics, many acting unwittingly, have contributed to research including AI and cybersecurity
- MI5: China General Technology Research Institute is funding academic research aimed at improving the Chinese intelligence service's technical capabilities
- Academics and institutions warned they risk committing a national security offence if they continue conducting research funded by the institute