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[New Tang Dynasty News, Beijing time, April 27, 2024]After four people including Guo Jian, assistant to German parliamentarian Maximilian Krah, were arrested one after another on suspicion of acting as spies for the Chinese Communist Party, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China summoned the German Ambassador to China , and the latter posted on social media that it was “intriguing”. At the same time, German media revealed that Klara himself was also under “preliminary investigation” by the German prosecutors.

On the evening of April 25, Beijing time, German Ambassador to China Patricia Flor posted on social media Four Germans suspected of spying for the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence agency were arrested.

Fu Rong wrote in the post, “This move is intriguing, but it is also a good opportunity to explain some things.” She also emphasized that the German judicial institutions use the rule of law to protect Germany’s democracy and rule of law. “We will never tolerate any espionage operations in Germany, no matter which country it comes from.”

Fu Rong did not mention the name of the CCP official who summoned her in her post, nor did she further disclose the specific content of the meeting.

In this regard, Chen Yonglin, the former political consul of the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney, told Radio Free Asia that the “German espionage incident” caused the Chinese Communist Party to go to war, which shows that the Chinese Communist Party authorities are very concerned about overseas spies and United Front networks.

Chen Yonglin said: “Once the Chinese government’s external espionage activities are cracked down, it is very concerned about protecting its overseas united front forces so that it can maintain its spy network and intelligence network abroad.”

Chen Yonglin said that German Ambassador Fu Rong’s response to being summoned by the Chinese Communist Ministry of Foreign Affairs was neither humble nor arrogant, and pointed out that the arrest of people suspected of espionage for the Chinese Communist Party “is a legal act in Germany” and is “a direct reference to the Chinese Communist Party’s interference in Germany’s internal affairs.”

On the same day (April 25) when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China summoned Fu Rong, Deutsche Welle Chinese website quoted information disclosed by German media such as Westdeutsche Radio and Sueddeutsche Zeitung as saying that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was running for the European Parliament. Kra, the chief candidate, is also under preliminary investigation by the German prosecutors for allegedly receiving Russian funds and his assistants are suspected of engaging in espionage activities for the Chinese Communist Party.

According to German media reports, Crane was questioned by the FBI in 2023 because he may have accepted funds from pro-Russian figures. At that time, one of the clues obtained by U.S. investigators was a chat record between a pro-Russian activist and Krat. The former told the latter that the technical issue related to “compensation” for Krat had been resolved and that starting in May, “it would be Continue as you did before February.”

The report revealed that a preliminary investigation currently being carried out by the Dresden Prosecutor General’s Office is also targeting the possibility that Klara may have received funds from Russia as a member of the European Parliament. According to reports from China-Deutsche Radio, there is another preliminary investigation into the possibility that Carat may have received funds from China (the Chinese Communist Party).

The Dresden Prosecutor General’s Office said that if it is confirmed that Kla is indeed suspected of taking bribes, formal investigation procedures may be launched. If so, it would require the European Parliament to lift Carat’s immunity.

The Dresden Prosecutor General’s Office also stated that this preliminary investigation has nothing to do with the judicial proceedings of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office investigating Kla’s assistant Jian G.

Recently, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany have successively arrested some people suspected of conducting espionage activities for the Chinese Communist regime, which has aroused widespread attention from international public opinion. Among them, Guo Jian, who was arrested on Tuesday, has long been traveling in German political circles and German-Chinese circles, and has been active as an overseas pro-democracy activist.

According to a report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German police conducted a search of Guo Jian’s residence in Dresden this week. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office accused him of working for the Chinese (Chinese Communist Party) intelligence service and providing China with intelligence on European Parliament negotiations and decisions on multiple occasions in January 2024; he also collected information about Chinese dissidents living in Germany through his close relationship with them. information and report it to the Chinese Communist Party’s national security department.

In January this year, the European Parliament discussed two issues related to China: one was calling on Beijing to stop the persecution of Falun Gong members and immediately release one of the activists; the other was about the influence exerted by the Chinese Communist government (on the EU) and A vote on a resolution on the security of EU critical infrastructure.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the espionage charges were “extremely serious.” Feser issued a statement saying, “If it is confirmed that someone from within the European Parliament is acting as a spy for Chinese intelligence agencies, then this is an attack from within the European democratic system.” Fezer emphasized that this case must be thoroughly investigated.

Fetzer said in a statement issued on Monday, “We are closely monitoring the significant dangers of Chinese espionage in the commercial, industrial and scientific fields. We are closely monitoring these risks and threats and are clearly warning and sensitizing the public. So that protection measures can be strengthened in all aspects.”

(Reporter Liming Comprehensive Report/Editor: Xu Gengwen)