Germany has arrested a US&nbsp;citizen suspected of offering intelligence on the US&nbsp;military to China that he had acquired while working for troops stationed in Germany, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Thursday.

The man, identified only as Martin D.&nbsp;under German privacy law, is accused of having declared himself ready to work as an agent for a foreign intelligence agency, the statement said.

The accused had worked for US&nbsp;armed forces in Germany until recently, according to prosecutors.

In 2024, he is said to have contacted Chinese state positions and offered to share with them sensitive information to pass on to Chinese intelligence. He had gathered the information through his work for the military, prosecutors said.

Germany has warned of an increased risk of espionage from Beijing and arrested a number of people this year for alleged spy activities.

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This includes three Germans arrested in April on suspicion of working to hand over technology that could strengthen China's navy, as well as a European Union staffer of a far-right politician accused of working with Chinese intelligence.

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Germany has arrested a US citizen suspected of offering intelligence on the US military to China that he had acquired while working for troops stationed in Germany, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Thursday.

Germany has arrested a US citizen suspected of offering intelligence on the US military to China that he had acquired while working for troops stationed in Germany, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Thursday. The man, identified only as Martin D. under German privacy law, is accused of having declared himself ready to work as an agent for a foreign intelligence agency, the statement said. The accused had worked for US armed forces in Germany until recently, according to prosecutors. In 2024, he is said to have contacted Chinese state positions and offered to share with them sensitive information to pass on to Chinese intelligence. He had gathered the information through his work for the military, prosecutors said. Germany has warned of an increased risk of espionage from Beijing and arrested a number of people this year for alleged spy activities. Also read: Germany`s Scholz cancels trip to COP climate summit amid pressure to call vote after coalition collapse This includes three Germans arrested in April on suspicion of working to hand over technology that could strengthen China's navy, as well as a European Union staffer of a far-right politician accused of working with Chinese intelligence. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for the WION audience.

US citizen detained by Germany over alleged intel leak to China

A Nepalese daily has claimed to have access to a confidential document prepared by the Nepalese security officials which revealed the involvement of Chinese intelligence agency in playing an “active role” to sour Kathmandu’s relations with other countries.

The Nepalese daily, citing the secret document, also states that several spies from China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) have infiltrated Nepal in the guise of diplomats, journalists and even businessmen.

The 50-page secret document&nbsp;claims that China&nbsp;is “playing a role” in destabilising Nepal’s relations with other countries, particularly&nbsp;the United States, and is currently actively propagating and lobbying against the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact grant assistance provided by the United States.

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Under the MCC grant, Nepal is supposed to receive $500 million in aid from the United States. The MCC, signed in September 2017, is awaiting parliamentary ratification.

Recently, the United States government had expressed concerns over the delay in ratifying the grant.

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According to media reports, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wants the MCC to get through Parliament, but his coalition partner Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chair of the Maoist Centre, has been creating roadblocks against its approval.

Meanwhile, the 50-page confidential document prepared by Nepal intelligence officials also details all of China’s intelligence priorities, objectives, networks, and individuals in Nepal.

Nepali security forces have concluded that the Chinese intelligence officials’ top-most priority is to invalidate MCC at any cost, according to the Nepalese daily.

(With inputs from agencies)

A Nepalese daily has claimed to have access to a confidential document prepared by the Nepalese security officials which revealed the involvement of Chinese intelligence agency in playing an “active role” to sour Kathmandu’s relations with other countries.

A Nepalese daily has claimed to have access to a confidential document prepared by the Nepalese security officials which revealed the involvement of Chinese intelligence agency in playing an “active role” to sour Kathmandu’s relations with other countries. The Nepalese daily, citing the secret document, also states that several spies from China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) have infiltrated Nepal in the guise of diplomats, journalists and even businessmen. The 50-page secret document claims that China is “playing a role” in destabilising Nepal’s relations with other countries, particularly the United States, and is currently actively propagating and lobbying against the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact grant assistance provided by the United States. Also read | US expresses concern over Nepal parliament’s delay in ratifying $500mn grant Under the MCC grant, Nepal is supposed to receive $500 million in aid from the United States. The MCC, signed in September 2017, is awaiting parliamentary ratification. Recently, the United States government had expressed concerns over the delay in ratifying the grant. Also read | US issues clarification on MCC ahead of its officials’ visit to Nepal According to media reports, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wants the MCC to get through Parliament, but his coalition partner Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chair of the Maoist Centre, has been creating roadblocks against its approval. Meanwhile, the 50-page confidential document prepared by Nepal intelligence officials also details all of China’s intelligence priorities, objectives, networks, and individuals in Nepal. Nepali security forces have concluded that the Chinese intelligence officials’ top-most priority is to invalidate MCC at any cost, according to the Nepalese daily. (With inputs from agencies)

Chinese spy agency playing active role to destabilise Nepal’s relations with other nations: Report

In a first, the European Union has imposed sanctions on two Chinese nationals and one Chinese company linked with the Chinese intelligence agency in the aftermath of a massive cyberattack targetting companies in the continent. &nbsp; 
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The two Chinese nationals are Gao Qiang, Shilong Zhang and the company that funded them is Tianjin Huaying Haitai Science and Technology Development. All of them are located in Tianjin, China. The sanctions include a travel ban and an asset freeze and no EU persons or entities will be allowed to deal with them.&nbsp;

They were involved in "Operation Cloud Hopper" which was a major cyber attack spanning 6 continents including targetted attacks on companies located in European union. The attack involved gaining unauthorised access to commercially sensitive data, resulting in significant economic loss.

What is an added worry is that EU says all three were linked to APT10 - Advanced Persistent Threat 10 which is backed by the Chinese intelligence agency. The EU sanction order said, "The actor publicly known as “APT10” --“Advanced Persistent Threat 10”--a.k.a. “Red Apollo”, “CVNX”, “Stone Panda”, “MenuPass” and “Potassium” carried out “Operation Cloud Hopper”.

APT10 and Red Apollo are well known Chinese cyberespionage groups and are linked to China's main intelligence agency - the Chinese ministry of state security’s Tianjin state security bureau.

APT10 Group works by basically gaining unauthorized access into the computers and installs malware. To avoid antivirus detection, the malware masquerades&nbsp;as legitimate files associated with the victim computer’s operating system.&nbsp;

According to FBI, in 2018 APT10 group obtained unauthorized access to the computers of more than 45 technology companies and US&nbsp;government agencies based in least 12 states, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The same year saw the US charging two&nbsp;Chinese nationals engaged in hacking and linked with the same company&nbsp; - Huaying Haitai Science and Technology Development based in Tianjin.

EU sanctions have been imposed on six&nbsp;people and three&nbsp;entities and other than Chinese, includes Russians and North Korea nationals.

The incident looks like a symptom of a larger problem Europe is facing. Europe is increasingly worried about an "assertive" and "aggressive" China even as it has called for "like-minded democracies" to work together, which includes India.

High Representative of the European Union or EU FM Josep Borrell has raised the concerns regarding China many times now. The public concern is a departure when it comes to EU in the past.&nbsp;

In his latest blog just a week ago, Borrell said, "China is increasingly asserting itself on the international scene. This was already the trend before the current crisis, but the coronavirus pandemic has accentuated this. It has become more assertive – some even say aggressive - in its neighbourhood, especially in the South China Sea or on the border with India."

Explaining, "Given everything that’s happening in the world and the rise in authoritarian powers, it is important to have strong cooperation with like-minded democracies.....we should be working closely with Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and others"

Before that in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel, Borrell said, "The West was naive with regard to China; we thought that with increasing trade there would be change."

The EU council has also expressed "grave concern" over China's national security law for Hong Kong. Among other things, EU has said it will support civil society in Hong Kong.

In a first, the European Union has imposed sanctions on two Chinese nationals and one Chinese company linked with the Chinese intelligence agency in the aftermath of a massive cyberattack targetting companies in the continent.

In a first, the European Union has imposed sanctions on two Chinese nationals and one Chinese company linked with the Chinese intelligence agency in the aftermath of a massive cyberattack targetting companies in the continent. The two Chinese nationals are Gao Qiang, Shilong Zhang and the company that funded them is Tianjin Huaying Haitai Science and Technology Development. All of them are located in Tianjin, China. The sanctions include a travel ban and an asset freeze and no EU persons or entities will be allowed to deal with them. They were involved in "Operation Cloud Hopper" which was a major cyber attack spanning 6 continents including targetted attacks on companies located in European union. The attack involved gaining unauthorised access to commercially sensitive data, resulting in significant economic loss. What is an added worry is that EU says all three were linked to APT10 - Advanced Persistent Threat 10 which is backed by the Chinese intelligence agency. The EU sanction order said, "The actor publicly known as “APT10” --“Advanced Persistent Threat 10”--a.k.a. “Red Apollo”, “CVNX”, “Stone Panda”, “MenuPass” and “Potassium” carried out “Operation Cloud Hopper”. APT10 and Red Apollo are well known Chinese cyberespionage groups and are linked to China's main intelligence agency - the Chinese ministry of state security’s Tianjin state security bureau. APT10 Group works by basically gaining unauthorized access into the computers and installs malware. To avoid antivirus detection, the malware masquerades as legitimate files associated with the victim computer’s operating system. According to FBI, in 2018 APT10 group obtained unauthorized access to the computers of more than 45 technology companies and US government agencies based in least 12 states, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. The same year saw the US charging two Chinese nationals engaged in hacking and linked with the same company - Huaying Haitai Science and Technology Development based in Tianjin. EU sanctions have been imposed on six people and three entities and other than Chinese, includes Russians and North Korea nationals. The incident looks like a symptom of a larger problem Europe is facing. Europe is increasingly worried about an "assertive" and "aggressive" China even as it has called for "like-minded democracies" to work together, which includes India. High Representative of the European Union or EU FM Josep Borrell has raised the concerns regarding China many times now. The public concern is a departure when it comes to EU in the past. In his latest blog just a week ago, Borrell said, "China is increasingly asserting itself on the international scene. This was already the trend before the current crisis, but the coronavirus pandemic has accentuated this. It has become more assertive – some even say aggressive - in its neighbourhood, especially in the South China Sea or on the border with India." Explaining, "Given everything that’s happening in the world and the rise in authoritarian powers, it is important to have strong cooperation with like-minded democracies.....we should be working closely with Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and others" Before that in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel, Borrell said, "The West was naive with regard to China; we thought that with increasing trade there would be change." The EU council has also expressed "grave concern" over China's national security law for Hong Kong. Among other things, EU has said it will support civil society in Hong Kong.

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US citizen detained by Germany over alleged intel leak to China

Chinese spy agency playing active role to destabilise Nepal’s relations with other nations: Report

Now, EU imposes cyberattack sanctions on Chinese nationals linked to Chinese intelligence agency

US intelligence accusses Huawei of Chinese funding