Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS)
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel reviews an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 7, 2014.
She made the comments at a news conference while on a visit to Beijing.
The White House and State Department have so far declined to comment on the arrest of a 31-year-old employee of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency.
According to intelligence and political sources, the man admits to passing documents to a U.S. contact.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Paul Tait)
Entities 0 Name: Beijing Count: 2 1 Name: Germany Count: 2 2 Name: Reuters\/Kim Kyung-Hoon Count: 1 3 Name: U.S. Count: 1 4 Name: State Department Count: 1 5 Name: CHINA Count: 1 6 Name: Paul Tait Count: 1 7 Name: Ben Blanchard Count: 1 8 Name: Angela Merkel Count: 1 9 Name: Andreas Rinke Count: 1 10 Name: BND Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/VQm1E2 Title: Germany urges U.S. to explain suspected 'double agent' case Description: "I expect everyone to cooperate promptly to clear up these allegations - with quick and clear comments from the United States as well," Thomas de Maiziere told Bild newspaper, according to excerpts of its Monday edition.
