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FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's son for China
October 5, 2026 at 06:32 AM
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TGThe Guardian
California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China
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AJAl Jazeera English
FBI arrests ‘Chinese foreign agent’ for spying on Taiwan president’s son
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California woman arrested for spying for China and surveilling Taiwanese president’s son, officials say
(opens the publisher’s site)The FBI has arrested a California woman accused of spying on the son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials.
- The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her planned departure to China.
- Authorities charged Zhang with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for allegedly surveilling the son of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te.
- The Justice Department alleged Zhang travelled to Seattle in 2025 and sent Chinese officials photos, video and licence plate information of the president's son.
- Zhang will appear Monday in a Los Angeles federal court.