LondonMI5 says 100+ UK academics joined Chinese-funded projects.
Academics who keep working with the institute now risk prosecution under the 2023 National Security Act.
MI5 says the China General Technology Research Institute funds research on AI, cybersecurity and covert communications to sharpen China’s Ministry of State Security.
China’s London embassy called the warning fabricated and malicious slander.
Security minister Dan Jarvis has written to all university leaders demanding staff end ties.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 70+ reports worldwide
- Dawn leans critical
- reports unprecedented MI5 alert naming CGTRI as MSS front, first independent public espionage warning
- Al Jazeera Online
- emphasizes legal threat — academics face prosecution under 2023 National Security Act if continuing CGTRI work
Sources: Dawn, Al Jazeera Online