A UC Berkeley doctoral candidate and prominent Myanmar scholar has been arrested in China on suspicion of espionage, according to Chinese officials. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Friday that U Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and the executive director of the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar, had been detained after authorities accused him of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger China’s national security.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad The confirmation came during a regularly scheduled news conference in Beijing, when Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Chinese authorities had notified the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou about the…
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