Chinese Agents Recruited European Politician in a Bid to Split the West: Reports

In a shocking revelation, Frank Creyelman, a veteran Belgian politician and former senator, has been accused of moonlighting as a Chinese spy for over three years, according to a joint investigation by Britain’s Financial Times, Germany’s Der Spiegel, and France’s Le Monde. The report alleges that Creyelman, now an honorary member of the Flemish parliament, worked covertly for China’s Ministry of State Security, attempting to influence European policies in favor of Beijing.

The allegations have resulted in Creyelman’s expulsion from his far-right Vlaams Belang political party, with party chair Tom Van Grieken asserting that his actions ran counter to the party’s principles. “The only loyalty for nationalists can only be to their own nation,” Van Grieken stated on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

At the center of the accusations are text messages exchanged between Creyelman and an officer from China’s Ministry of State Security. The former senator reportedly received directives to influence discussions among European officials on various critical issues, ranging from China’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong to the persecution of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.

One of the published text exchanges reveals the Chinese intelligence officer instructing Creyelman to criticize a researcher who exposed details of China’s mass detention of mainly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Additionally, Creyelman was allegedly asked to disrupt a conference on Taiwan.

The text messages also shed light on financial aspects, indicating discussions about payment methods, including instructions for Creyelman to use a cryptocurrency app. Despite the directives, some messages suggest that the Belgian politician was often ineffective in executing the assigned tasks.

In 2021, Creyelman purportedly admitted in a message that he “tried to oppose… without success” a Belgian parliament resolution declaring the Uyghur minority as being at the risk of genocide.

Upon the release of the report, Creyelman did not respond to the claims when contacted by the three newspapers. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo expressed deep concern over the allegations, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. “That would actually mean that some people are sabotaging our prosperity, our security, our democracy from within, from a party that sits in our country’s parliament,” De Croo stated upon arriving in Brussels for a European Union meeting.

The exposure of a high-profile figure engaging in alleged espionage activities has sent shockwaves through Belgium’s political landscape, prompting further scrutiny and discussions about safeguarding national interests in the face of covert foreign influence.