Taipei, Oct. 6 -- Taiwan is preparing new legal and policy measures to counter what its government describes as China's alleged transnational repression, following the arrest in the United States of a suspected Chinese operative accused of surveilling the family of Taiwan President William Lai, Taipei Times reported.

Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng said the government was developing national guidelines to help Taiwanese citizens understand how to respond to intimidation, surveillance and other forms of alleged coercion while overseas, according to the Taipei Times.

The move follows the arrest of Wanying Heather Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday. FBI Director Kash Patel said that the Chinese gov...