A recent incident that has shocked political circles around Europe is that Germany has detained an assistant to a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) on suspicion of spying for China. Jian G. is the accused party who is alleged to have sent China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) confidential information on the European Parliament’s

The move came just hours after the authorities detained three other people suspected of passing secrets to Beijing.

German authorities accuse assistant to Maximilian Krah, the AfD’s top candidate in European elections, on suspicion of working for Chinese intelligence service.