March 5, 2021 - Epoch Times
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| British media The Telegraph revealed on Monday that scientists at top UK universities have worked on projects in partnership with China's nuclear weapons research institution. | |
| The UK government is preparing to send enforcement notices to the academics involved, as the Chinese institution is on the US sanctions list for developing weapons of mass destruction. | |
| The Telegraph reported on March 1 that scientists from 33 British universities have conducted research in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics or its subsidiaries. | |
| Of these universities, 18 belong to the prestigious Russell Group, including Queen Mary University of London, the University of Liverpool, the University of Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Manchester. | |
| According to the report, the Chinese institution is directly under the supervision of China's Central Military Council and is on US sanctions lists because of its involvement in Beijing's nuclear weapon programs and military innovations. | |
| The extent of the Chinese Communist Party's infiltration in British science and education circles is really shocking. | |
| 33 universities have numerous cooperating projects with this Chinese institution, and all these are top-ranking universities. | |
| It reflects how deep the infiltration is, which goes all the way to the very top of British science and education communities. | |
| These British scientists published dozens of papers with the Chinese scientists. | |
| Some of them were even hired by the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics while maintaining their positions in UK universities. | |
| This is a typical tactic of the Chinese Communist regime. | |
| It borrows the good stuff from capitalism to strengthen its Communist existence. | |
| What a shocking scandal it is for the United Kingdom. | |
| This type of infiltration reveals that in the bilateral relations, the Chinese Communist Party pretends to befriend the United Kingdom and hides its malicious intent, which is seeking to steal technologies. | |
| Current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan believes that behind the collaborations, there are also likely interests exchanged. | |
| Cooperation at this level is not just limited to the academic circle. | |
| If further investigations are carried out, there might be more shocking findings. | |
| The Chinese regime's deep infiltration may have involved the British political circle and those at the very top of the country's science community. | |
| Tom Tugendhat, Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, described the links with Chinese military research as extraordinary. | |
| Such cooperation could undermine the security of the United Kingdom, he said. | |
| On one hand, the Chinese Communist regime is trying hard to take advantage of and undermine the United Kingdom. | |
| On the other hand, the British side appears to be naive and ignorant. | |
| This indicates that the Chinese regime has infiltrated in many different departments and corrupted many influential figures in the United Kingdom through money and seduction. | |
| That explains why the response from British side seems to be slow and brainless. | |
| The joint UK-China projects show how taxpayers could be inadvertently funding research at China's nuclear weapons program through science-funded grants and use of Britain's cutting-edge government-funded science facilities, The Telegraph commented. | |
| Such things do not just take place in the United Kingdom. | |
| It is common in all Western developed countries, including Australia, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, France, and Germany. | |
| It is just first exposed in the United Kingdom. | |
| That's why I would say the real situation is truly shocking. | |
| In response to questioning voices, a UK government spokesperson stressed that the United Kingdom will not accept collaborations which compromise national security, and the government will investigate and mitigate the risks. | |
| It is very necessary that the UK government is now calling for an immediate stop. | |
| That is a correct move. | |
| In addition, the UK government should learn from its mistakes and make corrections from within the government. | |
| These scandals are becoming so widespread, it is all because the governments in different countries opened the door to the Chinese Communist regime. | |
| Previously, several British media disclosed that the British Security Department is investigating more than 200 British academics suspected of helping China develop weapons of mass destruction. | |
| If they are convicted of violating the Export Control Order of 2008, they may face up to 10 years in prison. | |
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