30% of this Chinese funding comes from entities linked to the military, report shows.
By Amelia Loi for RFA Cantonese 2023.11.17 — British universities have received huge amounts of Chinese funding over the past five years that was linked to the Chinese military, a recent think tank report reveals.
Out of 88 U.K universities surveyed by Civitas, a British think tank, 46 responded that they had received between £122 million (US$151 million) and £156 million from China since 2017, including research collaborations and one-off or multiple donations from Chinese entities, according to the think tank’s report on Wednesday.
And 30% of this Chinese funding comes from entities linked to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, including those sanctioned by the United States. Three U.K. universities received 100% of their Chinese funding from entities linked to…
