Far-right German MP's ex-aide on trial for spying for China

Defendants Jian G (C-R, grey shirt), a former assistant to then-member of the European Parliament Maximilian Krah, of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) party, and Yaqi X (C-L, hiding behind a red folder) wait at the courtroom for the start of their high-profile espionage trial, in Dresden, eastern Germany, August 5, 2025. (Photo by MATTHIAS RIETSCHEL / POOL / AFP)