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German Court Sentences US Citizen to Nearly 3 Years in Prison in China Spy Case

The defendant was a former civilian employee of a U.S. military base in Germany.
German Court Sentences US Citizen to Nearly 3 Years in Prison in China Spy Case
The U.S. flag hangs outside the U.S. Consulate General in Düsseldorf, Germany, on April 16, 2025. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A U.S. citizen has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison in Germany for offering to hand over sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence service.

The Higher Regional Court in the western German city of Koblenz handed down the sentence on Feb. 11 against the defendant—identified only as Martin D. under German privacy law—for espionage, according to a news release.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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