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Chinese national arrested at LAX for acting as unregistered foreign agent

Original: We just arrested a Chinese foreign agent at LAX attempting to depart for China. Wanying Zhang, aka “Heather,” 34, of Irv

Federal authorities arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as 'Heather,' 34, of Irvine, California, at Los Angeles International Airport as she attempted to depart for China. The FBI's Los Angeles office charged her on a federal complaint with acting as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China. The US Attorney's Office announced the arrest, drawing wide attention to the case and to concerns about covert foreign influence operations in the United States.

Why now: The arrest of an alleged Chinese agent at a major US airport was announced publicly and touches on sensitive US-China tensions.

Wanying ZhangFBI Los AngelesLAXUnited StatesChina

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• We just arrested a Chinese foreign agent at LAX attempting to depart for China. Wanying Zhang, aka “Heather,” 34, of Irvine, was arrested today by @FBILosAngeles on a federal complaint charging her with acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China. · USAttyEssayli · 28.2K

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