5 October 2026
California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan president’s son for China
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport before she left for China, the agency said US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan’s president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said. The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her planned departure to China, the agency said in a statement. Authorities charged Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.
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