Chinese businessman Fangyong Du, known within specific PSOE circles as “Miguelito Duch,” seems to be connected to the Koldo affair probe via several political and corporate ties forged during the health crisis. Based on details released by The Objective, Acento—the lobbying agency established by former Socialist minister José Blanco—served as one of the primary pathways connecting him to the inner circle of the then-Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos.
Documentation reviewed for this case puts Du in touch with people connected to the Ministry of Transport. One particular event noted occurred in March 2020, at which point Isabel Pardo de Vera, serving back then as ADIF’s president, gave Koldo García the Chinese businessman’s phone number amid efforts to secure medical supplies during the pandemic.
The business relationship between Du and José Blanco’s circle was also reflected in the creation of Acento Asia. The company was established in 2020 and later appointed the Chinese businessman as an authorized representative. Acento, meanwhile, had begun operating in Spain in the field of institutional relations and was later registered as a lobbying 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 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.
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/
