US Designates American Held by China as Wrongfully Detained
The designation makes his release a U.S. priority as rights groups press Beijing to free other Americans held on similar charges.
- 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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One month before Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, two American citizens are now detained in China: Min Zin and Youlin Chen.
US designates Myanmar scholar, US citizen Min Zin held by China as wrongfully detained
The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just weeks before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US.
US designates national Min Zin as wrongfully detained by China - The Tribune
The United States on Thursday designated US citizen and Myanmar academic Min Zin as "wrongfully detained" by China, following his detention in Yunnan in June while he was travelling to attend an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government.
On Thursday, the United States denounced the detention in China of one of its nationals, prosecuted for espionage, finding her "arbitrariness", and demanded his release.
U.S. designates American citizen held by China as wrongfully detained
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