FBI arrests California woman accused of spying for China in United States

A woman, Wanying Zhang, has been arrested in the United States accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son and his family. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-arrests-woman-accused-of-spying-for-china-on-taiwan-leaders-family/

A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. Wanying Zhang, 34, was detained by the FBI at Los Angeles airport “attempting to depart for China”, First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in an […]

LOS ANGELES — A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, U.S. and Taiwanese officials said. Wanying Zhang, 34, was detained by the FBI at Los Angeles airport "attempting to depart for China," First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in an X post. Zhang is accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and spying on a "close relative of a Taiwanese government official" in the United States, Essayli said. The woman allegedly surveilled Lai's "son and his family — filming their home, vehicles, and reporting information back to (People's Republic of China) handlers," the FBI said on its rapid response account on X. China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex the island. Zhang traveled to Seattle in 2025 and, acting at the direction of Chinese officials, sent "photos, videos, and license plate information to those officials," Essayli said. FBI Director Kash Patel cheered the arrest in an X post, warning foreign adversaries that "America i

LOS ANGELES — Federal officials said Sunday a woman accused of spying for China in the United States had been arrested by the FBI at a Los Angeles airport. Wanying Zhang, 34, is accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and spying on a Taiwanese official in the US for Beijing, First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in an X post. “Zhang traveled to Seattle in 2025 and, at the direction of (People’s Republic of China) officials, surveilled a close relative of a Taiwanese government official, sending photos, videos and license plate information to those officials,” Essayli […]...Keep on reading: FBI arrests California woman accused of spying for China in US

Wanying Zhang travelled to Seattle in 2025 and reportedly surveilled a Taiwanese official's relative, sending photos, videos and licence details.