UK Lawmakers Urge ‘Extreme Caution’ as Huawei Invests in Top British Universities

UK Lawmakers Urge ‘Extreme Caution’ as Huawei Invests in Top British Universities
CEO of Consumer Business Group of Chinese tech company Huawei, Richard Yu, speaks in London, on April 6, 2016. Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images
John Smithies
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LONDON—British lawmakers are urging universities to be very cautious about accepting money from Huawei, amid increasing international scrutiny of the Chinese communications company.

World-renowned universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, and York have accepted funds from Huawei totaling more than $7.5 million, as the company seeks to fund research and recruit students.

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