China’s Communist Party is ‘behind spate of takeovers’ of British private schools – with more than 30 now in hands of foreign investors
China’s Communist Party is behind a continuation of more than 30 people purchased by more than 30 Chinese investors in the last decade and British private schools.
The Ministry of Education and Security reported that officials are related to the tendency, while sources claim that they are blocked because they do not recognize China as a risk for national security.
A high -level source of government added that China has been aiming at private schools’ playing a long game ‘and that the country has done everything we do as an empire’.
They said Times: ‘They have targeted universities before, but they noticed that it was easier to start younger. This is ideological war. These children will grow and help the communist party. ‘
Labor Party deputy Phil Brickel, who lives in the Foreign Affairs Committee, warned the UK’s world -leading education system is a obvious target for China ‘.
Previous governments claimed that China’s strategic threat ‘misunderstanding’ and added that it should protect the current British interests.
The analysis, published by Beijing -based company in 2024, said that demand for British education among Chinese families was the main reason behind the purchase of schools.
Malvern St James (in the picture) was purchased in February and announced that he would take men in March, so he will address the ‘overseas international boarding market’
The schools listed by Venture include the Thetford grammar school, founded in 1566 and now belongs to China Financial Services Holdings.
The schools listed by Venture include the Thetford grammar school, founded in 1566 and now belongs to China Financial Services Holdings.
Meanwhile, Wisbech grammar, which was founded in 1379 and purchased by Access Education, is also on the list.
Some Girls’ schools began to accept men after their acquisition, including Abbots Bromley and Ipswich High School.
Malvern St James was purchased in February and announced that he would accept men a month later, so he addressed the ‘overseas international boarding market’.
Julian Fisher, General Manager of Venture Education, said: ‘Surprisingly, the VAT application is increasing interest from Asian investors, especially Chinese investors who generally see the rupture as a time for the opportunity.
However, most of them are careful against existing uncertainty and plan to stand in short -term agreements; Instead, it prefers to wait and see which of the highest sequential schools that can be offered for sale. ‘
Wisbech Grammar (in the picture), founded in 1379 and purchased by Access Education
The Labor Party Deputy Phil Brickell (in the picture), who lives in the Foreign Affairs Committee, warned the UK’s world leader education system is a obvious target for China ‘
He insisted that the only elections of these private schools have ‘investment in China, to stay open, to provide consistent education to their existing students, or to close.
Sir Keir Starmer resisted the pressure from security services to put China on the improved layer of the foreign impact recording program (FIRS).
The program was established to watch people working for hostile states in the UK.
A government spokesman said: ‘All independent schools should comply with independent school standards.
This includes active encouraging the basic British values of democracy, the superiority of law, individual freedom and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different beliefs and beliefs.
‘The Ministry of Education is the regulator of independent schools and will take action and take the action where the standards are not met.’
