LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 — A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son and his family was arrested yesterday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said.

Wanying Zhang, 34, was detained by the FBI at Los Angeles airport “attempting to depart for China”, First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in an X post.

Zhang is accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and spying on a “close relative of a Taiwanese government official” in the United States, Essayli said.

The woman allegedly surveilled Lai’s “son and his family—filming their home, vehicles, and reporting information back to (People’s Republic of China) handlers”, the FBI said on its rapid response account on X.