China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’
<p>Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to Beijing</p><p>China has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.</p><p>Min Zin was suspected of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger China’s national security,” China’s ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson, Lin Jian, said on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage">Continue reading...</a>
- alleges — China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’ (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage; status: supported)
- alleges — url: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage; status: supported)
- alleges — summary: <p>Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to Beijing</p><p>China has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.</p><p>Min Zin was suspected of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger China’s national security,” China’s ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson, Lin Jian, said on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage">Continue reading...</a> (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage; status: supported)
- alleges — published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:27:08 GMT (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage; status: supported)