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China Arrests US Academic Researching Myanmar and Chinese Foreign Policy
World news | The Guardian·Sunday, 14 June 2026
China arrested Min Zin, a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, on suspicion of espionage. China's foreign ministry said he was suspected of 'engaging in espionage activities that endanger China's national security.' The arrest came just a month after Trump's visit to Beijing.
Why It Matters
China's willingness to detain foreign academics on espionage charges shapes the broader geopolitical environment that India — sharing a long and contested border with China — has to navigate.
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