Huawei Contribution to Jesus College Raises Concerns Over Transparency, Academic Freedom

Huawei Contribution to Jesus College Raises Concerns Over Transparency, Academic Freedom
Huawei’s main UK offices in Reading, west of London, on Jan. 28, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP via Getty Images
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Jesus College Cambridge received financial contributions of several hundred thousand pounds from Huawei and a Chinese state agency in the last two years, a freedom of information request revealed.

The contributions raise speculation about the university’s links to the controversial telecom company and Beijing, as well as issues of transparency.