China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain

Beijing still trying to recruit British sources in parliament through LinkedIn regardless of provocation

An unexpected connection on LinkedIn. An offer of work from a headhunter, most likely a young woman, based in China. The chance to earn perhaps 20,000 part-time writing a handful of geopolitical reports for a Chinese company peppered with non-public" or insider" insights. Payment in cryptocurrency or cash preferred.

It may seem obvious, on this telling, that something about this approach would be amiss. Nevertheless, China's powerful Ministry of State Security (MSS) still considers it worthwhile to deploy recruitment consultants to try it - leading MI5 to warn repeatedly about their activity online.