An Irvine real estate agent was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after federal authorities accused her of conducting surveillance for the Chinese government on relatives of a senior Taiwanese official. Wanying “Heather” Zhang was arrested Sunday as she attempted to travel to China, the Orange County Register reported, citing a statement from First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. An affidavit alleges that 34-year-old Zhang and an unidentified Los Angeles-area construction worker traveled to Seattle in September 2025, rented an SUV and recorded video outside a home connected to their target. The target was Ting-Yu Lai, the son of Taiwanese […]
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