# Isabelle Cheng

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**Isabelle Cheng** (traditional Chinese: 程念慈; pinyin: *Chéng Niàncí*), also known as **Cheng Nian-tzu**, was an intelligence agent for the [National Security Bureau](/source/National_Security_Bureau_(Republic_of_China)) of [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan).

She came to public attention when her relationship with [Donald Keyser](/source/Donald_Keyser), an official of the [United States Department of State](/source/United_States_Department_of_State), became part of criminal charges against Keyser — in 2005, Keyser pleaded guilty to lying about the relationship, and to unauthorized possession of secret documents. Keyser has not been charged with espionage, however. While in the United States, Cheng was operating from the [Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office](/source/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Representative_Office_in_the_United_States) in [Washington](/source/Washington,_DC), but has since been called back to Taiwan.[1] Cheng assisted the FBI in their investigation of Keyser.[2]

## References

1. ["FORMER US DIPLOMAT ADMITS RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL"](http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/taiwan/2005/taiwan-051213-cna03.htm). *GlobalSecurity.org*. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

1. Snyder, Charles (16 July 2006). ["Taiwanese agent helped FBI case against Keyser"](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/07/16/2003319043). *[Taipei Times](/source/Taipei_Times)*. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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