I learned about the arrest of the member of my staff, Jian Guo, from the press this morning. I don't have any additional information. Spying for a foreign state is a serious accusation. If the allegations prove true, it will result in the immediate termination of Mr. Guo's…

— Dr. Maximilian Krah MdEP (@KrahMax) April 23, 2024

🔥 Jian G., an aide to MEP Maximilian Krah — the far-right 🇩🇪 AfD party's lead candidate in the forthcoming EU-wide elections, has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

“Jian G. is an employee of a Chinese secret service"

On the website of the European Parliament,… pic.twitter.com/EZKaByLNdF

— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) April 23, 2024

Hardly a surprise but still wow: an employee of the German far-right AfD MEP and Spitzenkandidat Maximilian Krah was arrested on suspicion of high profile espionage for China. Krah was previously suspected to have received Russian money.

What an “alternative for Germany” indeed

— Minna Ålander 🌻 (@minna_alander) April 23, 2024

These claims around Jian have been doing the rounds for a year now.

Here's a report rom April 18 2023

"Jian Guo, a 42-yr-old Chinese aide to Krah, evoked the suspicion of colleagues for his lack of proficient English or German, aggressive CCP lobbying"https://t.co/hmornhHmMq

— Finbarr Bermingham (@fbermingham) April 23, 2024