Express UK
By LIAM DOYLE, News Reporter
19:03, Sat, Dec 30, 2023 | UPDATED: 19:44, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
Chinese spies are working to woo British university students as a new avenue to extract UK state secrets, a security expert has warned.
Fears about the country’s influence on Britain have flared over the last year following warnings from MI5 and revelations that a “Chinese spy” was arrested in March.
Xi Jinping’s regime is not finished trying to work its way into UK inner circles, and Professor Anthony Glees, an intelligence expert from the University of Buckingham, has warned it is stepping up its efforts.