US Designates American Held by China as Wrongfully Detained
The designation makes Min Zin’s release a U.S. priority as advocates press Beijing to free another American academic held on spying allegations.
- On Thursday, the U.S. State Department officially designated Min Zin, a Myanmar scholar and American citizen, as wrongfully detained by China, elevating his release to a top diplomatic priority.
- Zin was apprehended by Chinese security services on June 3 inside a Kunming airport terminal after arriving for an academic conference; authorities later informed the U.S. embassy he was under criminal investigation for endangering China's national security.
- For nearly 11 weeks, he has been subjected to repeated interrogations, isolation, and detention conditions, according to a senior official, despite having previously utilized a valid Chinese visa for academic travel.
- This designation arrives shortly before President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House, while advocacy groups and families of other detainees, including Youlin Chen, have pressed for his release.
- Zin is the second American academic designated as wrongfully detained in recent months, fueling claims by rights advocates that Beijing frequently engages in hostage diplomacy affecting a dozen to hundreds of Americans currently held unlawfully.
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On Thursday, the United States called the detention of an American citizen accused of espionage in China arbitrary and called for his release, as well as that of another American detainee, one month from the expected visit to Washington by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...
Who is Min Zin? US citizen ‘wrongfully detained’ in China on espionage charges; here's what we know
The US has designated Myanmar-born American scholar U Min Zin as wrongfully detained in China, making his release a priority. Min Zin was detained in June while attending an academic conference in Yunnan and faces Chinese espionage allegations.
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James W. FoleyU.S. designates American held by China as wrongfully detained
The State Department says Myanmar scholar Min Zin was detained at the airport after he traveled to Yunnan, China, in June on the invitation of the Chinese government.
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