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US judge denies release for alleged Beijing agent filming Taiwan leader's son

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A US judge has ruled against the release of an individual accused of acting as an agent for Beijing and filming the son of Taiwan's leader. The defense argued that the case was based on a single day of alleged surveillance and did not prove the individual was a flight risk. However, US Magistrate Judge Steve Kim sided with the prosecution, citing the individual's family ties to China and her brother's alleged work with the Chinese government. AI

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US judge denies release for alleged Beijing agent filming Taiwan leader's son

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Khushboo Razdan ·

    US judge blocks release of alleged Beijing agent accused of filming Taiwan leader’s son

    A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Wanying “Heather” Zhang be held in custody, after her lawyers – who had fought to keep her out of jail – said she “looks forward to establishing” her innocence at trial. They argued that the US government’s case centred on a single day of alle…

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