{"id":4515,"date":"2024-04-22T13:06:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2024-04-22T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:20:35","slug":"germany-spying-3-suspected-chinese-agents-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4515","title":{"rendered":"Germany spying: 3 suspected Chinese agents arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"
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German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China.<\/p>\n

The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege his network operated a front company which co-operated with German research organisations.<\/p>\n

The accused are said to have collected sensitive information, including designs for an engine suitable for use on combat ships, to pass on to China.<\/p>\n

German prosecutors allege Thomas R obtained \u201cinnovative technologies for military use\u201d on behalf of an MSS employee. They allege he used a front company \u2013 run by the two other suspects, named as Herwig F and Ina F \u2013 which contacted people working in science and research.<\/p>\n

A first project regarding the operation of high-performance marine engines for use on combat ships is alleged to have already been completed.<\/p>\n

At the time of their arrest, the accused were allegedly in further negotiations on further projects that could be of use for China\u2019s navy, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

The arrests took place in the western German states of Hesse and North-Rhine-Westphalia, they added.<\/p>\n

The three suspects are also accused of exporting a laser to China, which is banned under EU \u201cdual use\u201d regulations. The rules prohibit sending goods which can be used for military and civilian purposes to certain countries.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the arrests were a \u201cgreat success for our counterintelligence\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe area affected in the current case \u2013 innovative technologies from Germany that can be used for military purposes \u2013 is particularly sensitive,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The arrests come a week after Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Beijing, where he raised issues including China\u2019s support for Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

They also come days after two alleged spies, suspected of planning to sabotage German military aid for Ukraine, were\u00a0arrested in the southern German state of Bavaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two men, described as dual German-Russian nationals, were detained on suspicion of spying for Russia.<\/p>

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