Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-10-04
On Sunday, October 4, the FBI arrested a 34-year-old Chinese real estate agent at Los Angeles airport, suspected of spying on the family of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, according to RFI.
According to U.S. authorities, the woman was transmitting information about the movements of the Taiwanese president’s son to Chinese agents.
The arrest was quickly condemned by Taipei, which described it as a form of “transnational repression.”