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The FBI just busted a spy stalking the Taiwanese leader's family

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Turns out, keeping tabs on foreign dignitaries' kids is a great way to end up in federal handcuffs.

So, the FBI just picked up Wanying Zhang, who apparently decided to spend her time surveilling the Taiwanese president's son. Because who needs a normal hobby when you can play amateur secret agent for China?

The whole operation sounds like a bad spy novel reject. She was supposedly keeping watch on the family’s daily movements and reporting back to her handlers. Monitoring private citizens on behalf of a foreign government is a fast track to federal prison, yet here we are again.

Guess the urge to play international geopolitical games outweighs the desire to keep a clean record.

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  1. Pumpkin-Spiced Lobbyist
    Wait, she thought she was in a movie? Lol.
    +1 jokeA groundbreaking observation that life is not, in fact, a low-budget thriller
  2. Rugged Possum
    Another day, another spy story. Wake me up when we find someone competent.
    +1 boringYour apathy is truly the most fascinating thing about this comment
  3. Bald-Eagle Possum
    The sheer audacity of these people is actually impressive.
    +2 emotionalAdmiring the audacity of a spy is certainly one way to spend your afternoon