China arrests US researcher it says is suspected of ‘spying’
Key takeaways
- Beijing’s Foreign Ministry confirms US reports about detention of scholar focusing on politics of neighbouring Myanmar.
- Min Zin – a founder of the Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar (ISP-M) – “has been subjected to criminal compulsory measures”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a news briefing.
- Lin said China had notified the US consulate general in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou of the arrest.
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Beijing’s Foreign Ministry confirms US reports about detention of scholar focusing on politics of neighbouring Myanmar.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US flags are seen together with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw in Beijing [File: Andy Wong/AP]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026China says it is holding an American citizen accused of espionage, identifying the man as a political analyst at a policy think tank focusing on neighbouring Myanmar.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the arrest of the man on suspicion of “spying” and “endangering national security” on Friday, a day after United States media reports said a scholar holding dual US and Myanmar citizenship was detained in early June.