The wife of a detained US scholar has requested that President Donald Trump intervene with President Xi Jinping to secure her husband's release.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: Min Zin, a Myanmar politics scholar and US citizen, is currently detained in China on suspicion of endangering national security after travelling to Kunming for an academic workshop. His wife, Sylvia Zin, has appealed to President Donald Trump to discuss his release with Chinese President Xi Jinping during an upcoming summit in Washington. The US State Department has designated Min Zin as wrongfully detained, allowing the case to be prioritized by the US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
What to watch next
- The upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Washington.
- Potential discussions regarding detained US citizens during the diplomatic summit.
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Sylvia Zin
1 quote“I’m deeply hopeful that President Trump will raise my husband’s case with President Xi Jinping at the summit next week”
In the article
…being invited to attend an academic workshop. He subsequently disappeared from contact and was later detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of endangering national security, according to his wife, Sylvia Zin. “ I’m deeply hopeful that President Trump will raise my husband’s case with President Xi Jinping at the summit next week ,” Sylvia Zin told a US congressional hearing on Wednesday. Wife has not spoken to husband Sylvia Zin said she has still not been able to speak directly with her husband and relies on visits by US consular officials for…
Sources1
- [1]The Times of IndianeutralWife of US scholar detained in China asks Trump to raise case with Xi during White House meet