British University Imperial College is set to scrap two research centres set up in 2012 and sponsored by Chinese defence and aerospace firms amid concern that projects were not for civilian aerospace, but that “the research could also advance China’s military ambitions”, The Guardian reported on Monday, adding that the move was part of a broader crackdown on academic tie-ups with China.
The Avic Centre for Structural Design and Manufacturing was given over $7m by China’s leading civilian and military aviation supplier to do research of “cutting-edge aerospace materials” and a second centre run studied high-performance batteries, jet engine components and impact-resistance aircraft windshields, according to the report, but concern grew that Imperial’s research facilities were aiding China’s latest army jets and high performance batteries.
Read the full report: The Guardian.
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