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MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting

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MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

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Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting

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September 30, 2026 at 9:16 AM EDT to October 1, 2026 at 10:16 AM EDTLink resolvesPassed2002 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 333148 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/30/mi5-china-alert-uk-universities-funding-financing The wording varied; every check is below.
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