On October 5 local time in the United States, 34-year-old California real estate agent Zhang Wanying, suspected of spying on Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son and family members on behalf of the Chinese government, made her first appearance in a Los Angeles federal court. The judge ordered her to remain in custody, with a detention hearing set for October 7. The indictment alleges that she received her surveillance assignment in the United States in Changsha in June 2025.
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2026-10-06 06:34 · 10月5日，涉嫌替中国政府监视赖清德之子的加州地产经纪人张婉莹在洛杉矶联邦法院首次出庭，法官令其继续羁押，中国外交部回应称反对所谓中国间谍污蔑。
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·Los Angeles
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·Los Angeles, United States
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·Los Angeles
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Zhang Wanying, suspected of surveilling Lai Ching-te's son, makes first court appearance in Los Angeles federal court
2026.10.05 · Reported
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10.07
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·United States
10.07
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·Los Angeles, United States
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·美国加利福尼亚州
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·Taipei City, Taiwan
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·China
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·Los Angeles
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