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German Couple Arrested for Recruiting Scientists to China
5/21/2026
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- German federal prosecutors arrested a married couple in Munich on suspicion of spying for a Chinese intelligence agency.
- Prosecutors say the pair posed as translators and automotive-parts-supplier employees, then lured German scientists to China with paid civilian lectures later delivered to state-run weapons firms.
- Police searched their Munich homes and workplaces and carried out operations in six other German states to interview witnesses.
