German Police Arrest Couple for Spying for China, Probing Advanced Military-Use Technology
German police on May 20th arrested a German couple in Munich for allegedly spying for a Chinese intelligence service to gather information on advanced technologies with military applications. Prosecutors stated the pair posed as interpreters to connect with academics in aerospace, AI, and other fields, luring them to China for paid lectures where the audience consisted of employees from Chinese state-owned military enterprises.
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(BERLIN, May 20, Comprehensive Foreign Report) German police today arrested a couple in the southern city of Munich suspected of spying for China, accusing the two German nationals of gathering information on advanced technologies with military applications. According to Agence France-Presse, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office released their partial names as Xuejun C. and Hua S., alleging they "worked for a Chinese intelligence service." Searches of their home and workplace in Munich are ongoing. According to prosecutors, the couple "established contact with several academics from German universities and research institutions, particularly department heads in the fields of aerospace engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence (AI)," by "posing as interpreters or employees of an automobile manufacturer." Prosecutors noted that the pair attracted some scientists to China for paid lectures ostensibly for a civilian audience, but the actual attendees were employees of Chinese state-owned military-industrial enterprises. Prosecutors stated that in addition to arresting the couple, they are also taking "further measures" in Munich, the German capital Berlin, and several other locations against 10 individuals who are not currently suspected of any crime but may serve as witnesses.