A Fifth of Chinese Funding to UK Universities Came From US-Sanctioned Sources, Report Says

The author urged the government to align its sanctions with the United States and shut down the Confucius Institutes.

In this file image, a students arrives for their graduation ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England, on Oct. 13, 2015. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Up to a fifth of Chinese funding received by universities in the United Kingdom in the past five years came from sources sanctioned by the United States, according to a report published on Nov. 11.

When other sources with “demonstrable links with the Chinese military” are included, the proportion became up to one-third, according to the report, published by think tank Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society.