Universities and politicians briefed on China and Russia spy threat

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"Britain's intelligence chiefs have delivered urgent, closed-door briefings to both university leaders and politicians, warning of significant foreign interference threats from countries including China and Russia. Sir Ken McCallum, MI5 director general, and Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, met with vice-chancellors from over 70 universities. They detailed methods employed by hostile actors to influence academic research and teaching content, specifically citing Chinese agents' use of professional networking sites such as LinkedIn and financial inducements to recruit academic staff and students."

The Independent covers topics including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, producing investigations and documentaries such as 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet rejects paywalls and solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting and to present multiple perspectives. Britain's intelligence chiefs delivered urgent, closed-door briefings to university leaders and political representatives warning of significant foreign interference threats from countries including China and Russia. MI5 and the National Cyber Security Centre described tactics used by hostile actors to influence academic research and teaching, highlighting LinkedIn recruitment and financial inducements aimed at staff and students.

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