CCP-Linked Firms Buying UK Schools

Chinese state‑connected investors have acquired dozens of British independent schools, including Thetford Grammar via China Financial Service Holdings, whose directors have ties to state banks and the United Front system. This shifts influence from university‑level Confucius Institutes to direct ownership in K‑12, while elite UK schools expand campuses inside China. — It reframes foreign interference as asset acquisition in primary and secondary education, raising urgent questions for national security, regulation, and educational autonomy.