China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’
Summary
China has arrested Min Zin, a US scholar studying Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, on suspicion of spying. This arrest is unusual and follows a recent meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at improving relations between the countries.Key Facts
- Min Zin is a US-based academic who studies Myanmar and China's foreign policy.
- China’s foreign ministry accused him of spying activities that threaten national security.
- Min Zin disappeared on June 3 after attending a conference in Kunming, China.
- He has visited China several times before without incident.
- Min Zin was a student activist during Myanmar’s 1988 uprising and later got asylum in the US.
- He founded ISP Myanmar, a thinktank that researches Chinese policy and trade with Myanmar.
- ISP Myanmar has worked with Chinese thinktanks and published reports on topics like Myanmar’s rare-earth exports to China.
- Min Zin is also a PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley.
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