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  "id": 12806028,
  "title": "US judge blocks release of alleged Beijing agent accused of filming Taiwan leader’s son",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-judge-blocks-release-of-alleged-beijing-agent-accused-of-filming-12806028",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370146/us-judge-blocks-release-alleged-beijing-agent-accused-filming-taiwan-leaders-son"
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  "summary": "A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Wanying “Heather” Zhang be held in custody, after her lawyers – who had fought to keep her out of jail – said she “looks forward to establishing” her innocence at trial. They argued that the US government’s case centred on a single day of alleged surveillance in Seattle and was not evidence that she posed a flight risk. US Magistrate Judge Steve Kim sided with…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US judge blocks release of alleged Beijing agent accused of filming Taiwan leader’s son",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-judge-blocks-release-of-alleged-beijing-agent-accused-of-filming",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:00:13.000Z"
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