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US designates academic Min Zin wrongfully detained in China

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The United States Department of State has officially designated academic analyst Min Zin as wrongfully detained in China. This decision, made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, elevates the case to the presidential office for hostage affairs and adds strain to US-China relations ahead of a planned summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. Min Zin was detained in June while traveling to Yunnan, China, for an academic conference, and this marks the second such designation involving China, following that of seismologist Youlin Chen. AI

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US designates academic Min Zin wrongfully detained in China

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Magnier ·

    US designates academic Min Zin as wrongfully detained in China

    The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation that Min Zin, an American political analyst of Chinese descent detained by Beijing last month, was being improperly held. That formal designation shifts the case from a State Department…

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