Byron Wan
🚨 May 20: a married couple — identified only as Xuejun C. and Hua S., both German citizens — was arrested on suspicion of building contacts with German scientists to obtain intelligence on technologies with possible military use for China. The couple is suspected of working for a Chinese intelligence agency and of seeking information on high-tech with military applications. The couple is accused of establishing contacts with scientists at German universities and research institutes, including professors in aerospace engineering, computer science, and AI. They’re also suspected of at times posing as interpreters or employees of an auto manufacturer. Some scientists were lured to China to give paid lectures to a civilian audience when in reality, representatives of state-owned defense companies were attending. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/germany-arrests-married-couple-suspicion-spying-china-2026-05-20/
