FBI Arrests California Realtor Accused of Surveilling Taiwan President Lai's Son for China

Wanying 'Heather' Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, was arrested at LAX before boarding a flight to Shanghai and charged with acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. Federal investigators allege she travelled to the Seattle area in September 2025, photographed and recorded the family of Lai Ting-yu, son of President Lai Ching-te, and passed details including licence plates to PRC-linked contacts.