A Chinese woman was arrested in the German city of Leipzig on suspicion of activities of foreign agents and passing information related to arms transfers, the prosecutor general said in a statement on Wednesday. /10.
The suspect, named only as Yaqi X, is accused of passing information obtained while working for a logistics company at Leipzig/Halle airport to a member of the Chinese secret service, who is being sought private prosecution, the statement said.
The second Chinese citizen, named as Jian G, was arrested this year while working as an assistant to Maximilian Krah, a member of the European Parliament, suspected of being a “particularly important” spy for Beijing.
The prosecutor general said the information transferred by Yaqi a German arms company.
The Chinese embassy in Berlin did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
Concerns about Chinese espionage have increased across Western Europe recently. Beijing has denied the accusations, saying they stem from “Cold War thinking” and are designed to poison the atmosphere of cooperation between China and Europe.
Tensions have also simmered between Berlin and Beijing over the past year after Prime Minister Olaf Scholz announced a de-risking strategy for Germany’s economic relationship with China, calling Beijing a “partner, a competitor.” systematic competition and rivalry”.
(According to VOA)