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FBI Arrests Chinese Spy at Airport for Tracking Taiwanese Leader's Son
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News18•05-10-2026, 14:19
FBI Arrests Chinese Spy at Airport for Tracking Taiwanese Leader's Son
- •The FBI arrested 34-year-old Wanying Z. from the Los Angeles International Airport while she was attempting to board a flight to China.
- •She is accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China and monitoring a close relative of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te.
- •Investigators revealed that she gathered photos, videos, and vehicle license plate details in Seattle and sent them to Chinese officials.
- •Reports identified the surveillance target as Lai Ting-yu, the son of Taiwan's President who resides in the United States.
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The woman arrested by the FBI is 34-year-old Wanying Z., a resident of Irvine, California, who was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport while trying to board a flight to China.
She is accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China by traveling to Seattle in 2025 to monitor a close relative of a Taiwan government official. Investigators state she gathered photos, videos, and license plate details and sent them to Chinese officials using covert methods.
According to the FBI and a New York Post report, the surveillance targeted Lai Ting-yu, the son of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, who lives in the United States.
