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

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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.

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