MI5 Warns UK Universities Over Chinese Front Company Espionage

MI5 issued a rare public warning urging UK universities to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), a front company linked to China's Ministry of State Security that is accused of stealing sensitive UK research on technology projects.

🐿️ This alert shows how cash-strapped universities risk becoming unwitting conduits for foreign intelligence, trading academic openness for national security exposure.