US: FBI arrests woman accused of spying for China
A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, just before departing for China, with the US officials accusing her of spying on Taiwan's president's son.
FBI agents arrested a 34-year-old woman named Wanying Z. at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, alleging she was spying for China. Z. faces charges of being an unregistered foreign agent. She was traveling to China, allegedly on the instructions of Chinese officials, to surveil a relative of a Taiwanese official. Z. allegedly sent photos, videos and license plate information to Chinese officials.
She coordinated the trip with an associate and used techniques to avoid detection. Z. is set to appear in a Los Angeles federal court on Monday. The FBI says Z. was spying on the son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, though the agency did not name him. FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated the arrest, warning that "America is no longer a safe place to run your espionage operations."
Lai and his party advocate for Taiwan's distinct identity from China, which Beijing views as a territory of China.
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