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flag MI5 warns of Chinese espionage via cover firms and LinkedIn targeting UK officials, prompting a £170M security boost.

flag MI5 has warned UK lawmakers of ongoing Chinese espionage efforts targeting parliamentarians and civil servants through cover companies, recruitment agents like Amanda Qiu and Shirly Shen, and platforms such as LinkedIn. flag The intelligence service says China’s Ministry of State Security is seeking to build relationships and gather sensitive information, prompting a UK government response including a £170 million upgrade to encrypted technology and a new security campaign with tailored briefings for political parties and election candidates. flag China denied the allegations, calling them baseless, while opposition figures urged placing China in an enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

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