Berlin says offshore Chinese wind farm may pose security risk

Berlin (AFP) Mar 3, 2025

A Chinese-made offshore wind farm planned in the North Sea raises security risks, including espionage, that are being studied "very seriously", the German government said Monday. The German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS), which has links to the German armed forces, estimates that the 16 wind turbines planned near Borkum pose risks ranging from political influence, espiona