British Students Warned of China’s Spy Grooming Tactics

Unsuspecting British students and researchers are targeted by Chinese spies and can end up “batting for the other side” without knowing, an intelligence and security expert warned. Anthony Glees, emeritus professor at the University of Buckingham, said agents of the communist regime have their eyes peeled for promising students who will likely “end up in a decision-making capacity, and in a position where they will have secret intelligence to pass on to China.” The warning came as Chinese leader Xi Jinping told diplomats on Friday that they need to sway public opinion overseas in favour of the Chinese regime with more palatable language and methods while building an “iron army” that’s loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and doesn’t shy away from struggles....