Special Envoy to London
It is not a case of espionage or treason, but rather of confusing Western naivety in the face of Chinese intrigues.
Some 200 British academics are under investigation for unintentionally helping the Chinese government develop weapons of mass destruction.
One more episode in the strained relations between London and Beijing.
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According to the
Times
, the researchers broke strict export laws aimed at preventing intellectual property on sensitive topics from falling into the hands of hostile states.
They are suspected of having shared cutting-edge research in the military field with the Chinese, particularly in aeronautics, missiles and cyber weapons.
The personalities in the crosshairs belong to a dozen British universities.
In addition to the development of armaments, the British security services fear that these technologies will be used for
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