The UK needs to improve its oversight mechanisms for foreign interference in institutions including higher education, a group of Conservative members of Parliament (MPs) said on Monday. The Tory backbenchers suggested the government should audit Chinese influences in British universities, advise academic institutions on China collaborations, and help create diversified income for colleges to reduce dependence on…
UK Government Should Tackle Chinese Influence, Over Dependency on Chinese Students in Universities: Lawmakers
UK Lawmakers Propose New British Army Regiment for Afghan Special Forces
Senior UK lawmakers have proposed creating a new British Army regiment for personnel of the Afghan special forces, according to The Daily Telegraph. Hundreds of former commandos in the Afghan National Army, who UK troops helped to train, arrived in the UK this month, following the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban takeover…
Senior Tory Raises ‘Project Kowtow’ Fears Over UK’s Business Deals With China
Ministers have been accused of running a “project kowtow” by failing to block the sale of a British microchip manufacturer to a Chinese-backed company. Conservative former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned the Government is in an “unholy mess” over its approach to business deals involving China. Newport Wafer Fab, based in Newport, South Wales,…
Chinese Sanctions ‘Wake-Up Call’ for West: UK Rights Advocates
March 26, 2021
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The Chinese regime’s sanctions against Western individuals and entities who have been vocal about its human rights record should serve as a “wake-up call” for the democratic world, UK politicians and human rights advocates said on Friday. China’s Foreign Ministry said it would sanction nine individuals and four entities on the UK side that “maliciously…
China Sanctions UK Politicians, Lawyers in Retaliation for Xinjiang Measures
March 26, 2021
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The Chinese regime announced on Friday it is imposing sanctions on British individuals and entities in retaliation for UK sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the alleged abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Britain announced sanctions on March 22 in coordination with the European Union, Canada, and the United States against Chinese officials over the alleged…
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