Waterloo student charged in U.S. after airport photography linked to suspected espionage

Chinese National Studying in Canada Arrested After FBI Probe Into Airport Photography

A Chinese national studying at the University of Waterloo is in U.S. custody after allegedly admitting that he accepted paid assignments from a person he believed worked for Chinese security services to photograph aircraft and airport facilities in Canada and the United States. Weiheng Zeng, an undergraduate student born in 2004 who lives in Cambridge, […]

Waterloo student charged in U.S. after airport photography linked to suspected espionage

A UW undergraduate student has been charged in the U.S. with making false statements to authorities after allegedly photographing aircraft at airports in Canada and the U.S. A CBC News story published Sept. 2 reported that Weiheng Zeng, a Chinese citizen and UW student, was arrested Aug. 23 after crossing the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor, Ont.,