US FBI arrests Chinese woman suspected of spying on Lai Qingde's son Zhang Wanying faces charges

Wanying "Heather" Zhang, a 34-year-old Chinese woman, was recently arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles International Airport. The United States accused her of being instructed by Chinese government personnel to engage in surveillance activities in the United States, including the son of President Lai Ching-te and his family.

"Voice of America" ​​reported that in response to the Chinese Communist Party's use of spies to carry out transnational repression, Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn posted on the social media platform

Florida Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott also posted on Scott applauded the FBI for arresting and holding the woman accountable.

Nebraska Republican U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts also posted on X that China continues to "show its true colors" by engaging in espionage and deception on U.S. soil, and the United States must remain vigilant about China's threats to the United States.

Bob Fu, the head of the American China Aid Association, paid attention to Zhang Wanying’s educational background on X. He said that Zhang Wanying has become a naturalized U.S. citizen. She graduated from the China Institute of International Relations in 2014 and received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California in 2016.

Fu Xiqiu pointed out that the China Institute of International Relations has a close relationship with the Ministry of National Security of China, and questioned whether Zhang Wanying might be a "sleeper agent" inserted into the United States. "Voice of America" ​​pointed out that Fu Xiqiu did not provide evidence to prove that Zhang Wanying is a so-called "lurk agent", and this statement is still his speculation.

Wang Yaqiu, a researcher at the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations, affirmed the FBI's actions on X and emphasized that cracking down on such Communist interference will help protect the freedom and democracy of the Chinese community in the United States.