Beijing’s Tech Transfer via Unofficial Networks Sparks Concern

Published on April 25, 2024

A group of Chinese university employees in the UK have sparked security concerns after Beijing rallied them to support its influence campaign and tech transfer efforts. The UK Higher Education Chinese Employees Association (HECEA) came under scrutiny after an event it held in 2023 was used to connect researchers with entities closely linked to China’s military-industrial complex. It comes as Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden warned of academic and economic security risks in trading with despotic regimes, including the communist-controlled People’s Republic of China (PRC). The UK government has taken steps in recent years to shrink security loopholes, including by tightening export controls and creating new legislation that will require foreign agents to register their activities, but HECEA’s executive committee inauguration ceremony has sparked fresh concerns over Beijing’s Military-Civil Fusion strategy and its tech transfer via a web of private companies and professional social networks....

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