A U.S. scholar was invited to China. Then he vanished.s1x
· World · Hindustan Times, Wall Street Journal
Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and Myanmar scholar, has been detained in Kunming, China, since June 3 after arriving for an economic workshop. The Chinese government alleges he engaged in espionage, a claim that both his family and the U.S. government have denied. He is currently being held in a small, windowless room under constant guard, though he has not been formally charged or arrested. U.S. officials suspect his background as a former student activist and his involvement in U.S.-funded academic work may have triggered the detention. President Trump is expected to raise the case of Min Zin and other detainees during a planned summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this month.
Why it matters
The detention underscores the growing risks for U.S. passport holders operating in China and further strains diplomatic ties between the two superpowers amid broader geopolitical tensions.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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