FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for China

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Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

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  • Reported by CBS News and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:21:00 UTC.

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