UK Universities To Cut Ties With China Research Institute After MI5 Warns Of Chinese Intelligence Links & Espionage Risks

London: The British government on Wednesday told UK universities to stop working with a Chinese research institute that Britain’s security service says is a front for espionage. Security Minister Dan Jarvis said British academics should “end all arrangements” with the China General Technology Research Institute. Also Watch: A spokesperson for China’s Embassy in the UK vehemently denied the accusations, calling them “imaginary and purely fabricated.” “We firmly oppose such baseless allegations and have lodged solemn representations with the UK side,” the spokesperson said in a statement. MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, said more than 100 UK-linked academics have worked on…