Beijing arrests US scholar on espionage charges amid US-China tensions

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China has arrested US scholar Min Zin, a UC Berkeley PhD candidate who founded ISP Myanmar, on suspicion of espionage endangering national security after he disappeared in Kunming during a conference; the rare move against a US citizen comes as Beijing and Washington seek to reset ties following Xi Jinping’s meeting with Donald Trump.
- China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’ The Guardian
- China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge The New York Times
- China Arrests American Scholar-Journalist, Adding to Friction With U.S. WSJ
- China arrests U.S. researcher on suspicion of "espionage and endangering national security" CBS News
- China Confirms Arrest of American Citizen on Spying Charges Bloomberg.com
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