MI5 has issued a warning to UK lawmakers that Chinese intelligence operatives are leveraging LinkedIn and recruitment agents to target them for information gathering and long-term relationships. The alert, disclosed through a letter from House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, indicates that Chinese nationals are using LinkedIn profiles, such as those of Amanda Qiu and Shirley Shen, to conduct broad outreach. MI5 emphasized that the activity is ‘targeted and widespread,’ prompting the government to invest £170 million in encrypted technology for civil servants. Opposition parties have criticized the measures as insufficient, citing concerns over trade relations with China.