Britain’s domestic intelligence agency is warning the country’s lawmakers and universities of espionage attempts by China using spies posing as headhunters, among other tactics.

In a warning issued to lawmakers on Tuesday, Britain’s MI5 security service warned Parliament that China was using spies disguised as headhunters to recruit parliamentarians, with two individuals reaching out on LinkedIn to “conduct outreach at scale on behalf” of the Chinese government.

“Earlier today, MI5 issued an espionage alert” to Parliament and parliamentary staff “to warn them about ongoing targeting of our democratic institutions by Chinese actors”, Security Minister Dan Jarvis told the House of Commons on Tuesday.

“Our intelligence agencies have warned that China is attempting to recruit and cultivate

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