A former aide to a prominent member of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for espionage activities on behalf of China. Jian Guo, who worked in Brussels for Maximilian Krah, a member of the European Parliament, was convicted by a court in Dresden for gathering and transmitting confidential information to Chinese authorities. Krah, now a member of the German parliament, claimed he only became aware of the allegations against Guo through media reports. Prosecutors alleged that Guo had been working for Chinese intelligence since 2002, raising concerns about China’s espionage activities within the European Union. Guo, a German national, was also accused of monitoring Chinese dissidents and opposition figures in Germany. Despite maintaining his innocence throughout the trial, the court deemed the case particularly severe. In a related case, a Chinese national working at Leipzig airport was given a suspended sentence for providing data on cargo, flights, and passengers. Krah stated that he had enhanced security measures in his office following Guo’s arrest.