{"id":32651,"date":"2024-04-22T13:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/germany-arrests-3-suspected-of-passing-secrets-to-china\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T13:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:22:42","slug":"germany-arrests-3-suspected-of-passing-secrets-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/germany-arrests-3-suspected-of-passing-secrets-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Arrests 3 Suspected of Passing Secrets to China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three German citizens who are believed to have gathered sensitive naval data and obtained a high-powered laser on behalf of the Chinese security services were arrested on Monday, prosecutors said, underscoring the fragile nature of the relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n

A man identified as Thomas R., in keeping with German privacy rules, acted as an \u201cagent\u201d for the Chinese Ministry of State Security, and engaged two others \u2014 a married couple identified as Herwig and Ina F. \u2014 who ran an engineering company in D\u00fcsseldorf, the authorities said.<\/p>\n

The arrests come at an awkward time for the German government: Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently spent three days in China<\/a> as the countries signed several bilateral trade agreements, but Germany is also vigilant to the threat posed by China.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u200b\u200bWe are aware of the considerable danger posed by Chinese espionage to business, industry and science,\u201d said Nancy Faeser, the German minister of the interior. \u201cWe are looking very closely at these risks and threats and have issued clear warnings and raised awareness so that protective measures are increased everywhere,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n