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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California charged Wanying Chang with engaging in espionage for the government of the People's Republic of China in the United States, failing to declare to the Department of Justice that she was working for a foreign government in accordance with the law, and spying on the son of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
California’s 34-year-old female roommate Zhang Wanying. The son of President Lai Qingde, suspected of spying on the Chinese government in the United States, was arrested at the Los Angeles Airport in California on the 4th. (Picture taken from "@USAttyEssayli" X account)
Wanying "Heather" Zhang (transliteration), a 34-year-old female housekeeper in California, is suspected of spying on the son of President Lai Qingde in the United States for the Chinese government. She was arrested on the 4th when she tried to fly from Los Angeles International Airport in California to Shanghai, China. Prosecutors released a video of the scene, in which Zhang Wanying was taken away by several FBI agents with her hands cuffed.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California issued a statement on X, alleging that they arrested Zhang Wanying at the Los Angeles Airport as she attempted to return to China. She was suspected of acting as an unregistered agent of the CCP and was prosecuted by federal authorities.
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Aceli said that under the instructions of Chinese officials, Zhang went to Seattle in 2025 to follow a close relative of a Taiwanese official (referring to Lai Qingde’s son), and sent back photos, videos and license plate information, and also used espionage methods to counter the reconnaissance.
Aceli pointed out that Zhang Wanying has never legally declared to the U.S. Department of Justice that she is handling matters for a foreign government, and therefore has violated federal law. She will appear in Los Angeles federal court for the first time on the 5th.
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Zhang Wanying will appear in Los Angeles federal court for the first time and may face formal prosecution
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The United States will step up investigations into the People’s Republic of China’s intelligence activities
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