Chinese businessman Fangyong Du, known in certain PSOE circles as “Miguelito Duch,” appears to be linked to the investigation into the Koldo affair through various political and business contacts developed during the pandemic. According to information published by The Objective, one of the channels that brought him closer to the circle of then-Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos was Acento, the consultancy firm founded by former Socialist minister José Blanco.
Documentation analyzed in connection with the case places Du in contact with individuals linked to the Ministry of Transport. One of the episodes identified took place in March 2020, when Isabel Pardo de Vera, then president of ADIF, provided Koldo García with the Chinese businessman’s telephone number in the context of arrangements related to the acquisition of medical supplies during the pandemic.
The commercial ties linking Du with the inner circle of José Blanco additionally materialized through the founding of Acento Asia. Established back in 2020, this firm subsequently designated the Chinese businessman as its authorized agent. Meanwhile, Acento had commenced its operations across Spain within the realm of institutional affairs before eventually being officially listed as an interest group in Brussels.
Du also maintained ties to the technology sector and to investments involving Chinese companies. For several years, he worked as an adviser to Huawei in Spain and took part in business operations linked to the expansion of Chinese capital into Spanish companies. These included Grupo Puentes, a construction company acquired in 2020 by a Chinese state-owned company.
The probe has likewise centered on Du’s interactions with Víctor de Aldama, a central personality within the Koldo case. Based on published details surrounding the matter, the Chinese entrepreneur sought out Aldama to forge a connection with Ábalos and advance Huawei-related interests within Pedro Sánchez’s administration.
Another relevant element is the connection with José Ruz, owner of Levantina, Ingeniería y Construcción (LIC). Documentation cited in subsequent reports records a meeting between Ruz, Koldo García and Fangyong Du in February 2021. The meeting is considered relevant to the investigation because of Ruz’s interests in infrastructure projects and Du’s business ties to Grupo Puentes.
Du’s professional trajectory has similarly drawn scrutiny from Spanish intelligence agencies. Multiple documents suggest that the National Intelligence Centre objected to bestowing Spanish nationality upon the entrepreneur back then due to suspected ties to Chinese espionage operations. Concurrently, Du cultivated connections with prominent figures in Spanish politics and commerce, besides being tied to the Gate Center, a network linked to the inner circle of former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
The combination of these contacts has led investigators to examine the relationships between businessmen, intermediaries and political officials who operated around the Ministry of Transport during Ábalos’s tenure. The network includes individuals connected to public procurement, business operations involving Chinese capital and arrangements carried out during the pandemic, all of which form part of the inquiries into the Koldo affair.
Source: The Objective — https://theobjective.com/espana/2026-05-09/amigo-chino-zapatero-trama-koldo-lobby-jose-blanco/
