MI5 warns UK academics to cut ties with Chinese institute over spying

The agency accuses the China General Technology Research Institute of funding research into AI and other technologies for Beijing's intelligence services.

7 publishers · 8 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 36d ago

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7 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 30 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 30 September at 13:00 UTC; ABC News followed 43 min later. The most recent article, from News Feed, appeared on 2 October at 04:00 UTC.

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