Top British universities have received tens of millions of pounds from Chinese organisations, The Independent can reveal, as experts warn the UK is increasingly becoming a target for Beijing as it looks to increase its global influence and stifle criticism.
A series of freedom of information requests to Russell Group universities – an association of the top 24 research universities in the UK – found they received nearly £50m from Chinese sources in the past four years. None of the universities in this report is accused of improperly accepting funds or any other wrongdoing.
