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FBI Arrests Suspected Chinese Agent at LAX for Alleged Surveillance of Taiwan President’s Son
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News18•05-10-2026, 10:14
FBI Arrests Suspected Chinese Agent at LAX for Alleged Surveillance of Taiwan President’s Son
- •Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles International Airport.
- •Zhang was apprehended on Sunday before boarding a flight to Shanghai, China.
- •She faces a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
- •The arrest is linked to alleged surveillance of the Taiwanese president's U.S.-based son.
- •Law enforcement sources confirmed the details to CBS News.
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Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested by federal law enforcement at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before boarding a flight to Shanghai.
Wanying Zhang was accused of surveilling the U.S.-based son of the Taiwanese president.
She was detained and cuffed on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
