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FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s son

Washington Post World Monday 05 October 2026, 11:47 UTC By Huiyee Chiew, Joshua Yang, Rudy Lu 1 min read
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. authorities arrested a California Realtor on Sunday on suspicion of acting as a Chinese agent and surveilling the Taiwanese president’s son in Seattle, the FBI and federal prosecutors said. Democracy Dies in Darkness FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s son The 34-year-old woman was arrested as she sought to board a flight to Shanghai from Los Angeles.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. authorities arrested a California Realtor on Sunday on suspicion of acting as a Chinese agent and surveilling the Taiwanese president’s son in Seattle, the FBI and federal prosecutors said. Democracy Dies in Darkness FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s son The 34-year-old woman was arrested as she sought to board a flight to Shanghai from Los Angeles.
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