Germany arrests American citizen on charges of spying for China

Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office on Thursday arrested an American citizen for allegedly spying for China.

The agency said the suspect, identified only as Martin D., was arrested in Frankfurt and his home was searched.

The suspect, who until recently worked for the US armed forces in Germany, is strongly suspected of having agreed to act as an intelligence agent for a foreign secret service, the statement said.

Earlier this year, he contacted Chinese government agencies and offered to send sensitive information from the U.S. military to a Chinese intelligence agency, according to an investigation by Germany’s domestic intelligence service.

He obtained the information in question while working in the U.S. military, the prosecutor said, without providing further information.

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German news agency dpa reported that it appeared the suspect had failed to hand over data to Chinese authorities before the arrest.