The EU has decided to take action after it raised concerns over the issue with the Chinese authorities but received no ’satisfactory replies or action.’
A group of Chinese academics in the UK were introduced to projects facilitated by a company that partners with China’s top makers of missiles and rockets.
The SNP’s Stewart McDonald said the government needs to explain why the project has been allowed to proceed while the EU is probing Chinese wind turbine makers.
Sir Richard Dearlove said Chinese electric vehicles ‘are transmitting data back to the manufacturer and can be remotely accessed and overridden at any moment.’
‘There’s an axis of evil in the world: China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. And we need to stand up to the axis of evil, not try to do business with them.’
In response, the UK is sanctioning two individuals and one entity associated with APT31, identified as working for the Chinese Ministry of State Security.
Aid went from £80 million in 2019 to around £8.2 million. But a watchdog says there’s still too little transparency over how taxpayers’ money is being spent.