A German court has commenced the trial of two individuals accused of spying for China, including Guo Jian, a former aide to far-right German Member of the European Parliament Maximilian Krah, and Xiao Yaqi, who worked at PortGround, a logistics services company at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Guo Jian's memos could potentially expose ties between the German far-right and Chinese intelligence activities. Xiao Yaqi is alleged to have gathered information on the transport of military equipment through her position at the airport. The case has drawn attention amid broader concerns about Chinese espionage activities in Europe and the United States.
When asked to comment on media reports that a former assistant of Chinese descent to a politician for the Alternative for Germany, who is charged with spying for China’s intelligence agency, has gone on trial and that a woman identified as Chinese national is also on trial being https://t.co/dspNx3bgzd
Aug 5: two suspected Chinese spies — Guo Jian (郭健), a former aide to far-right German MEP Maximilian Krah, and Xiao Yaqi, who used her position in logistics services company 🇩🇪 PortGround at the Leipzig/Halle Airport to gather information on the transport of military equipment https://t.co/Fca0tHDYAQ https://t.co/kBOv5WJjKu
Captain Lauren Balik has an announcement. I've recently learned there are more CCP operatives running around throughout NYC and the San Francisco Bay Area and Boston telling American citizens they are "Taiwanese" but really they are Mainland Chinese as they try and get access to https://t.co/Frko2ajtge