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.
He also kept up connections within the tech industry, alongside financial ventures tied to Chinese enterprises. For a prolonged period, he served as a consultant for Huawei in Spain and participated in commercial initiatives connected to the penetration of Chinese funding into Spanish businesses. Among these was Grupo Puentes, a building contractor taken over back in 2020 by a state-owned enterprise from China.
The investigation has also focused on Du’s contacts with Víctor de Aldama, one of the main figures in the Koldo affair. According to information published about the case, the Chinese businessman turned to Aldama in an attempt to establish contact with Ábalos and promote matters involving Huawei with the government of Pedro Sánchez.
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 career has also attracted the attention of Spanish intelligence services. Various reports indicate that the National Intelligence Centre opposed granting Spanish citizenship to the businessman at the time because of alleged links to activities related to Chinese espionage. At the same time, Du developed relationships with Spanish political and business figures and was linked to the Gate Center, a platform associated with former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s circle.
Investigators have analyzed the ties linking corporate figures, brokers, and political actors linked to the Ministry of Transport during Ábalos’s time in office, driven by the convergence of these contacts. Spanning public contracting, commercial ventures backed by Chinese funding, and pandemic-era agreements, this circle of associates forms a central component of the ongoing investigations into the Koldo affair.
Source: The Objective — https://theobjective.com/espana/2026-05-09/amigo-chino-zapatero-trama-koldo-lobby-jose-blanco/
