UK Universities ‘Worryingly Dependent’ on Chinese Students: Report

UK Universities ‘Worryingly Dependent’ on Chinese Students: Report
Union flag banners hang across a street near the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016. Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
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British universities have become “worryingly dependent” on tuition fees from Chinese students, a new report has revealed.

There are also “well-founded fears” that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to undermine academic freedom and the integrity of scientific research on UK campuses, according to the report (pdf) published on July 23 by Onward, a right-leaning think tank.