{"id":85011,"date":"2026-06-12T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-arrests-u-s-researcher-on-suspicion-of-espionage-and-endangering-national-security\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:24:09","slug":"china-arrests-u-s-researcher-on-suspicion-of-espionage-and-endangering-national-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-arrests-u-s-researcher-on-suspicion-of-espionage-and-endangering-national-security\/","title":{"rendered":"China arrests U.S. researcher on suspicion of &#8220;espionage and endangering national security&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>China has arrested an American citizen for alleged espionage, the country&#8217;s government confirmed Friday, identifying the man as a political analyst for a policy think tank focused on neighboring Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p>U Min Zin, a founder of the Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar (ISP-M), has faced &#8220;criminal compulsory measures,&#8221; Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said during a briefing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are holding him on suspicion &#8220;of engaging in espionage and endangering China&#8217;s national security,&#8221; Lin said, without providing further details.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/9a67ca85-661d-44d8-868b-bb249cc15938\/thumbnail\/620x413\/35149357b2686289da3139fdae8a1f94\/gettyimages-2277401224.jpg#\" alt=\"CHINA-MINING-ACCIDENT \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/9a67ca85-661d-44d8-868b-bb249cc15938\/thumbnail\/620x413\/35149357b2686289da3139fdae8a1f94\/gettyimages-2277401224.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/9a67ca85-661d-44d8-868b-bb249cc15938\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/7958511555033e1b481c5aa0fd0d0928\/gettyimages-2277401224.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Police guarding a road in Qinyuan county, in China&#8217;s northern Shanxi province on May 24, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                GREG BAKER\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ISP-M says it researches political, resource and conflict dynamics in Myanmar, which was plunged into civil war by a 2021 military coup.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the group&#8217;s publications detail Beijing&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-myanmar-thailand-criminal-gangs-fraud-scam-centers-death-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">influence in the region spanning the China-Myanmar border<\/a><\/span>, where Beijing is accused of supporting armed factions that align with its national interests.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear if U Min Zin was conducting research at the time he was detained by Chinese authorities. His <a href=\"https:\/\/ispmyanmar.com\/min-zin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography on the ISP-M website<\/a> describes him as &#8220;a founding member and the Executive Director&#8221; of the think tank.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A person with professional ties to ISP-M, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case, told the AFP news agency that U Min Zin was arrested on June 3 at Kunming airport in Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He went there to attend a meeting,&#8221; said another person with a close relationship to the detained academic, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese authorities said the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou had been notified of the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His family and colleagues are following up with the consulate office there,&#8221; the second source said. &#8220;I know his family is worried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Neither the U.S. State Department, nor the ISP-M, nor the Chinese Embassy in Washington immediately responded to CBS News requests for comment on the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware of reports regarding a U.S. citizen detained in China,&#8221; the State Department told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/11\/us\/politics\/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.leNr.ppHlgi2Uq0Al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. &#8220;Whenever a U.S. citizen is detained, we work to provide the appropriate consular assistance.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;China is a country under the rule of law,&#8221; the Chinese Embassy in Washington told the newspaper. &#8220;All foreigners living and traveling in China must observe Chinese laws, and those who violate the law and commit crimes will be held legally accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/be82cf73-8f03-49fe-8dd6-ebafe69b3cfd\/thumbnail\/620x420\/d2279bfe81d9fc5be3e1a64af072353a\/gettyimages-80127708.jpg#\" alt=\"From left: North Korean freedom activist \" height=\"420\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/be82cf73-8f03-49fe-8dd6-ebafe69b3cfd\/thumbnail\/620x420\/d2279bfe81d9fc5be3e1a64af072353a\/gettyimages-80127708.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/be82cf73-8f03-49fe-8dd6-ebafe69b3cfd\/thumbnail\/1240x840\/454bc7b23d91439e730f27c714e8c027\/gettyimages-80127708.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">U\u00a0  Min Zin (far right) is pictured at the Dissidents and Freedom forum at the Czech Foreign Ministry in Prague, in a March 5, 2008 file photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                MICHAL CIZEK\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ISP-M is based in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a hub for political exiles from Myanmar since the coup ousted the democratically elected government of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-court-7-more-years-corruption-conviction-capping-proceedings-against-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts, including those at the ISP-M, say China has intermittently backed both Myanmar&#8217;s ruling military, and the rebels that military is battling in the country&#8217;s civil war, depending on its varying economic and security interests.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest took place only a few weeks after President Trump attended a summit in Beijing with China&#8217;s President Xi Jinping. 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