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[email protected] Towards Strategic Coherence: A discussion of reform proposals following ‘Inadvertently Arming China?’ Dr Radomir Tylecote and Roberto White July 2021 First published July 2021 © Civitas 2021 55 Tufton Street London SW1P 3QL email:
[email protected] All rights reserved Independence: Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society is a registered educational charity (No. 1085494) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 04023541). Civitas is financed from a variety of private sources to avoid over-reliance on any single or small group of donors. All the Institute’s publications seek to further its objective of promoting the advancement of learning. The views expressed are those of the authors, not of the Institute. 2 Summary Our previous Civitas paper Inadvertently Arming China? revealed the widespread sponsorship of scientific research centres in UK universities by Chinese military-linked conglomerates and universities. Research at some of these centres is being sponsored by the British taxpayer. Some of these conglomerates produce Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and nuclear warheads. Others manufacture strike fighter engines, stealth aircraft, military drones and navy ships. The risk of the Chinese military sponsorship of UK academia is not just that outputs