The U.S. State Department designated Min Zin, an American citizen and Myanmar scholar, as wrongfully detained by China on August 20, 2026. Min Zin was detained at a Chinese airport in June after traveling to Yunnan on an official invitation; he was accused of endangering Chinese national security.
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Rights groups have urged the US to press China for the release of Min Zin.
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EXCLUSIVE: US designates American held by China as wrongfully detained Reuters
Min Zin is the second American academic to be designated as wrongfully detained in recent months.
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.
Chinese authorities are increasing restrictions on a wrongfully detained American academic, prompting U.S. officials to express alarm about a “significant deterioration” in his treatment, according to sources familiar. Min Zin, an American citizen who runs a think tank focused on politics in Myanmar, was arrested in China in June. The Trump administration on Thursday designated...
The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just weeks before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US.
The State Department said Thursday that an American citizen who traveled to China has been illegally detained by their government.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u... This would be like Baltimore complaining that NYC is too gritty. U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated 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 consular issue to one handled by its presidential office dealing with hostage affairs. Thursday’s terse statement, whic
China is wrongfully detaining American scholar U Min Zin, the US State Department said, making the case a priority for the Trump administration as the countries’ leaders prepare to meet in Washington next month.
www.state.gov/releases/off... The State Department has finally recognized that Min Zin's arrest in China on June 3 was wrongful, and is advocating for his release. He is one of two wrongfully detained US Citizens in China currently as per the statement. Secretary Rubio has determined that U.S. citizen Min Zin is wrongfully detained in China. This follows an extensive review of the circumstances su
Min Zin was arrested on June 3 after the Chinese government invited him to attend a conference.
🚨The U.S. Department of State has declared American scholar Min Zin wrongfully detained in China. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the designation, elevating his case to a top diplomatic priority ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit. #MinZin #HostageRecovery #USChinaRelations
english.dvb.no/family-of-de... Family members of detained Myanmar scholar Min Zin, a naturalized U.S. citizen and executive director of the Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP-Myanmar), welcomed the U.S. government’s decision to designate him as “wrongfully detained” after he was arrested in China on June 3. “When I heard the news, I teared up a little bit,” his […]