CBS discloses suspected companion in Zhang Wanying case is California builder Fatai Miao

Date2026.10.08

LocationUnited States

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On October 8, CBS reported that the anonymous companion believed to have been surveilling Lai Ching-te's son in Seattle alongside Zhang Wanying is reportedly California builder Fatai Miao, and prosecutors say he flew to China on a one-way ticket about two weeks ago.

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2026-10-09 16:10 · 10月8日，CBS披露张婉莹案疑似同行者为加州建筑商Fatai Miao，其已于10月4日张被捕当天遭FBI搜查尔湾住宅，检方称其约两周前持单程票赴华。

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李老师不是你老师

2026-10-09 23:15 · 10月8日，张婉莹拘押听证中，检方称从其iCloud查获的视频可证明她“对社会构成危险”，法官Steve Kim作出条件性回应，视频内容未披露。

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Original event FBI Arrests Zhang Wanying in Los Angeles on Charges of Acting as an Agent of China

10.04 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·Los Angeles

Original event FBI Arrests Chinese-American Woman in California Suspected of Spying on Lai Ching-te's Son for China

10.04 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Los Angeles

Original event US FBI Arrests Real Estate Agent Zhang Wanying at Los Angeles Airport

10.04 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Los Angeles, United States

Original event Zhang Wanying, suspected of surveilling Lai Ching-te's son, makes first court appearance in Los Angeles federal court

10.05 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·Los Angeles

Original event China's Foreign Ministry Responds to the Zhang Wanying Case, Saying It Opposes the Smears and Slandering of China by So-Called Chinese Spies

10.06 ·Reported ·Importance III ·China

Original event Chinese Citizen Zhang Wanying Arrested at Los Angeles International Airport

10.04 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Los Angeles, United States

Original event Federal Judge Approves Search of iCloud Account Belonging to Zhang's Traveling Companion

03.09 ·Verifying ·Importance III ·United States

Original event Zhang Wanying Makes First Court Appearance at Federal Court in Los Angeles

10.05 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Los Angeles

Original event FBI Searches Miao's Irvine Home on the Day Zhang Wanying Was Arrested

10.04 ·Reported ·Importance III ·United States

This event CBS discloses suspected companion in Zhang Wanying case is California builder Fatai Miao 2026.10.08 · Reported

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Follow-up U.S. Law Enforcement Arrests Zhang Wanying on Suspicion of Being a CCP Spy

2026.10 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·美国加利福尼亚州

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Sayings · 2026-10-09 23:01 On October 8, at Zhang Wanying's detention hearing, the prosecution argued that videos recovered from her iCloud could prove she "poses a danger to society," Judge Steve Kim gave a conditional response; the contents of the videos were not disclosed.

Sayings · 2026-10-09 16:02 On October 8, CBS revealed that the suspected companion in the Zhang Wanying case was California builder Fatai Miao, whose Irvine residence had already been searched by the FBI on October 4, the day Zhang was arrested; prosecutors said he had flown to China on a one-way ticket about two weeks earlier.

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