China has detained a Myanmar citizen, Min Zin, on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security. The US consulate in Guangzhou has been notified. This comes as Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing is set to visit China next week.
Chinese authorities have arrested US scholar Min Zin, who writes on Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, on suspicion of espionage. Min Zin, a former student activist who sought asylum in the US, was last seen on June 3 in Kunming, China. The arrest is uncommon for US citizens and occurs amid efforts to reset US-China relations.
China "will continue keeping an eye on the situation with inappropriate exterritorial use of laws by relevant countries and will decisively and lawfully defend rights and interests of its citizens and businesses," Lin Jian said
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian additionally underscored the necessity of respecting the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of regional nations
