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Germany: Ex-AfD aide convicted of spying for China

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Germany: Ex-AfD aide convicted of spying for China – DW – 09/30/2025

The Higher Regional Court in Dresden convicted Jian Guo, a German national, of espionage for China on Tuesday.

The judges ruled his intelligence activity while working in the European Parliament for far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Maximilian Krah constituted a "particularly serious case" of espionage.

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