Germany has arrested three people suspected of supplying sensitive technologies to China and the United Kingdom has arrested two.
Prosecutors in Berlin said on Monday that the trio of German nationals had handed technologies with potential military purposes to Chinese intelligence, with whom they have been working since at least June 2022. The UK said the arrested duos were providing prejudicial information to Beijing.
The arrests, which appear to be unconnected, come as Western states continue to express concern over China’s economic and geopolitical policies. The trio arrested in Germany is also accused of exporting a special laser without permission, which was pinpointed as violating the country’s export laws.
German authorities accused the suspects of violating the country’s Foreign Trade and Payments Act (FTPA), which criminalises economic espionage.
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