Cambridge to End Partnership With Chinese Military Rocket Research Institute

Cambridge plans to return more than half of the £2 million funding from BIACD.

The union flag and the flag of the People's Republic of China, on March 2, 2015. Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA Media

The University of Cambridge is ending a partnership with a state-owned Chinese military research institute, according to documents published on Monday.

Cambridge’s Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) has collaborated with the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices (BIACD) on projects including smart building systems and smart manufacturing, according to documents obtained by charity UK-China Transparency (UKCT) under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws.