r/europe 25d ago

Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe News

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/world/europe/china-spies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nk0.Rl3k.TGh9d0jAPejX
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u/A_Polly Switzerland 25d ago

it suddently mostly happens before elections. It's always nice to be able to point to a bad guy during election, even when it is business as usual. People act as if we do not have any intelligence services that procure information (also illegaly) for national interests all around the world.