Current location:world >>
3 Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China, transferring info on potential military tech
world37322People have gathered around
IntroductionBERLIN (AP) — Three people suspected of spying for China and facilitating the transfer of informatio ...
BERLIN (AP) — Three people suspected of spying for China and facilitating the transfer of information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on Monday.
Prosecutors said that the three German citizens are accused of having acted for Chinese intelligence since some point before June 2022. They are also suspected of violating German export laws.
One of the suspects, identified only as Thomas R. in line with German privacy laws, was allegedly an agent for an employee of China’s Ministry of State Security and procured information in Germany on “militarily usable innovative technologies” for that person, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
To do that, prosecutors said, he used Herwig F. and Ina. F, a couple who own a company in Duesseldorf that was used to contact and work with German researchers.
The couple allegedly set up a research transfer agreement with an unidentified German company, the first step in which was to draw up a study for a Chinese partner on the technology of machine parts that could be used for powerful ship engines, including those in battleships. Thomas R.'s handler at the MSS was behind the Chinese partner and the project was financed by the Chinese state, prosecutors said.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“International Intervals news portal”。http://saotomeandprincipe.brittasbay.org/news-2d699328.html
Related articles
The fightback begins: Boss of London's Queen Mary University tells pro
worldA university boss has been praised after telling a pro-Gaza student mob he will not meet them until ...
【world】
Read moreFirefighters battle large bush fire in the Far North
worldA bush fire near the Golden Stairs Walkway area as photographed on 22 March, 2024, by local resident ...
【world】
Read moreGrammys 2024: Photos from the 66th annual awards
worldThe 2024 Grammy Awards - recognising "outstanding" achievements in the music industry for the previo ...
【world】
Read more
Popular articles
- Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
- Rare Star Wars Jawa figure found in loft sells for NZ$40,000
- Jimmy Lai provided HK$1.5 million loan to activists, court hears
- Chris Christie drops out of Republican White House race
- Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
- Rebel group in Indonesia's Papua to release kidnapped New Zealand pilot
Latest articles
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
Couple waits for categorisation of flood
Couple waits for categorisation of flood
Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in Northland
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient
Mouse filmed tidying up man's shed every night
LINKS
- Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE's national security adviser
- China firmly against US, Japan's false narrative on China's nuclear policy
- Hamas says 19 killed in Israeli shelling near Gaza City, Israel denies
- Mideast countries call for restraint after Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel
- ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry
- Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters are at stake
- Former Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
- The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance
- ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry
- 11 people related to Moscow terror attack detained