Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM ET
Oct 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's son
By The BriefBrief · Sources (8)
The FBI said it arrested Wanying Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before she planned to depart for China. Authorities charged her with acting as an unregistered foreign agent and said she surveilled a son of Taiwan's president; Taiwan's presidential office called the alleged conduct transnational repression.
WHO: FBI
WHAT: Arrested Wanying Zhang and charged her with acting as an unregistered foreign agent over alleged surveillance of Taiwan's president's son.
WHEN: Oct 4, 2026
WHERE: Los Angeles, USA
WHY: Authorities allege Zhang surveilled a son of Taiwan's president on behalf of Chinese officials.
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