Aric Chen(@aricchen):She is just one of the Fangfangs. Zhang’s arrest exposes CCP agents on American soil. The California realtor allegedly tracked Taiwan’s president’s son in Seattle, filming his family, home, and plates for Chinese officials. Beijing embeds operatives in ordinary jobs for transnational repression, intimidating targets to pressure democratic Taiwan. U.S. communities are the new front line against CCP infiltration.

Aric Chen

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Aric Chen@aricchen

2026.10.08 16:19

She is just one of the Fangfangs. Zhang’s arrest exposes CCP agents on American soil. The California realtor allegedly tracked Taiwan’s president’s son in Seattle, filming his family, home, and plates for Chinese officials. Beijing embeds operatives in ordinary jobs for transnational repression, intimidating targets to pressure democratic Taiwan. U.S. communities are the new front line against CCP infiltration.