Overview

• Jian Guo, a former aide to far-right AfD MEP Maximilian Krah, is charged with passing over 500 sensitive EU Parliament documents to Chinese intelligence between 2019 and 2024.
• Guo is also accused of spying on Chinese dissidents in Germany and gathering intelligence on senior AfD politicians, including Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla.
• Yaqi X., a Chinese national, faces charges for providing Guo with military logistics and personnel data from Leipzig Airport, including details on arms shipments and defense contractors.
• Three additional suspects were arrested in Düsseldorf and Bad Homburg for allegedly using research projects to access military technology for Chinese intelligence.
• China’s foreign ministry denies the allegations, calling them an attempt to smear Beijing, as diplomatic tensions between Germany and China escalate.