An aide to a German member of the European Parliament was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, with allegations of passing along parliamentary information to Chinese intelligence. This arrest followed others connected to leaking technology data to China. The Chinese government denied involvement. The accusation has been labeled as an attack on European democracy, with calls for immediate termination of employment if proven true. The aide's employer, Maxmilian Krah, has been linked to accused spies in the past. This development has not been the subject of immediate responses from the European Parliament and Belgium's prosecutor's office.