Overview
- MI5 told the parliamentary community that China’s Ministry of State Security is actively approaching MPs, staff and connected experts to gather information and build long-term relationships.
- The alert names LinkedIn recruiter profiles for Amanda Qiu of BR-YR Executive Search and Shirly Shen of Internship Union, and warns that similar accounts operate as cover.
- An analysis by the Telegraph links Qiu’s network to dozens across government, Parliament, think tanks, universities and public-affairs firms.
- Prosecutors dropped a separate espionage case in September against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, a decision that fueled political dispute over the UK’s China stance.
- Beijing rejects the accusations as malicious, while ministers scale back sensitive collaboration with China and announce £170 million for new security technology to better protect government data.