China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing

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1. UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China | The Guardian

2. China academic intimidation claim referred to counter-terrorism police | BBC News

3. China ‘pressured’ UK university into ditching forced labour report | The Times

4. Labour ‘failing to tackle Chinese influence on British universities’ | The Telegraph

5. University dismissed plea to contact government over China pressure | The Times

6. Counter-terror police investigate claim UK university halted research after Chinese pressure | The Guardian

UK academics whose research is critical of China say they have been targeted and their universities subjected to “extremely heavy” pressure from Beijing, prompting calls for a fresh look at the sector’s dependence on tuition fee income from Chinese students.