Chinese students are being pressured to ‘spy on classmates’ by officials back home, a new report claims.
The UK-China Transparency (UKCT) think tank suggested the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is monitoring discussions on British campuses via students.
It is thought the move is intended to suppress discourse on issues which are sensitive to the Chinese government.
UKCT researchers questioned 50 academics working in the Chinese studies field and found many were concerned about the influence of Beijing.
One lecturer said their Chinese students had ‘confided’ that they had been asked to spy on campus events by Chinese police.
