California woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader’s family for China arrested by FBI

The FBI arrested a California real estate agent as she prepared to fly to China, accusing her of secretly working for Beijing to surveil the president of Taiwan’s family in the U.S., federal officials said. The case comes at a fraught moment for U.S.-China relations, with Taiwan persistently at the centre of their military and diplomatic rivalry. Beijing claims the island as part of its own territory. The FBI and federal prosecutors allege Wanying Zhang surveilled the house of the president’s son and sent photos, videos and license plate information for his vehicles to a Chinese government official. The federal…