Arrest of German Couple for Alleged Spying for the CCP Reveals EU Economic Risk: Analysts

A couple in Munich are alleged to have collected sophisticated technology suited for military purposes for Beijing.

European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Sept. 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

The recent arrest of two suspected Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spies in Germany reveals a small part of a long-running global campaign by the regime to “obtain sensitive technologies through theft,” Lin Tsung-nan, a professor of electrical engineering at National Taiwan University, told The Epoch Times.

Key sectors of the European economy are at risk of being hollowed out by the operation.