BEIJING: Beijing warned Germany on Friday (Jan 10) to stop "hyping up" spying risks a day after prosecutors there charged three people suspected of supplying technological information to Chinese intelligence.
German and a Chinese flag are seen flying in the wind from the Chancellery, as the dome of the Reichstag building, which houses the German lower house of Parliament, can be seen in the background, in Berlin on Jun 19, 2023, during a visit of China 's Premier to Germany . BEIJING: Beijing warned Germany on Friday to stop"hyping up" spying risks a day after prosecutors there charged three people suspected of supplying technological information to Chinese intelligence.
Between February 2017 and April 2024,"they repeatedly collected information that could in particular be useful for expanding China's naval combat power", prosecutors said in a statement. "China has always adhered to developing China-Germany relations based on the principle of mutual respect, non-interference in each other's affairs and ... abiding by laws and regulations," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular news conference.
He is said to have made contact with married couple Herwig F and Ina F, who ran a company in the western city of Duesseldorf.A Chinese woman was arrested in Germany in October and accused of spying on defence industry installations.
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