BERLIN: An aide to a member of the European parliament for the far-right Various for Germany has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of “particularly extreme” espionage for China, the most recent in a spate of such arrests throughout Europe.
Prosecutors named him as Jian G in an announcement on Tuesday and accused him of passing details about discussions within the EU legislature to Chinese language intelligence.The web site of Maximilian Krah, the AfD’s high candidate in June’s election to the meeting, lists Jian Guo as one in all his assistants. Krah stated he had realized of Guo’s arrest from the media and would cease working with him if the fees have been confirmed.
Anxiousness about alleged Chinese language spying has mounted throughout western Europe in latest months. Three German nationals have been arrested on Monday on suspicion of handing over expertise with army purposes. The identical day, two males have been charged in Britain with spying for China. And on March 25, the US and Britain accused Beijing of cyberespionage towards thousands and thousands together with lawmakers, teachers and journalists, in addition to firms together with defence contractors.
China overseas ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin instructed a briefing that stories of Chinese language espionage in Europe have been “hype” and “supposed to discredit and suppress China”.
The aide additionally spied on Chinese language opposition figures in Germany, prosecutors stated. He was arrested in Dresden.
Prosecutors named him as Jian G in an announcement on Tuesday and accused him of passing details about discussions within the EU legislature to Chinese language intelligence.The web site of Maximilian Krah, the AfD’s high candidate in June’s election to the meeting, lists Jian Guo as one in all his assistants. Krah stated he had realized of Guo’s arrest from the media and would cease working with him if the fees have been confirmed.
Anxiousness about alleged Chinese language spying has mounted throughout western Europe in latest months. Three German nationals have been arrested on Monday on suspicion of handing over expertise with army purposes. The identical day, two males have been charged in Britain with spying for China. And on March 25, the US and Britain accused Beijing of cyberespionage towards thousands and thousands together with lawmakers, teachers and journalists, in addition to firms together with defence contractors.
China overseas ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin instructed a briefing that stories of Chinese language espionage in Europe have been “hype” and “supposed to discredit and suppress China”.
The aide additionally spied on Chinese language opposition figures in Germany, prosecutors stated. He was arrested in Dresden.
