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Germany Arrests Chinese National Accused of Passing Airport Details to Alleged CCP Spy

Germany Arrests Chinese National Accused of Passing Airport Details to Alleged CCP Spy
A woman walks past the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on Dec. 11, 2017. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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German federal prosecutors announced on Oct. 1 the arrest of a woman suspected of providing airport details to an alleged spy for the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence operations.

Identified only as Yaqi X, she was arrested in Leipzig, Germany, on Sept. 30, and a judge ordered her detained pending a possible indictment. Her apartment and workplace were searched.

Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.