FBI arrests Chinese-American accused of spying on Lai's son in US

The FBI arrested 34-year-old Chinese-American Zhang Wanying at Los Angeles International Airport on October 4, accusing her of spying on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and family in the U.S. under Chinese government direction. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council stated that China's cross-border suppression against Taiwan has reached at least 126 people and 140 instances, condemning the monitoring of the president's relatives as an act of collective intimidation against all Taiwanese. The council is pushing to amend the Anti-Infiltration Act, noting such surveillance is a federal crime in the U.S. but not punishable in Taiwan. The foreign ministry urged international cooperation, while analysts say the U.S. arrest signals a warning to China over extraterritorial intelligence operations.