The Trump administration has designated an American scholar detained in China as wrongfully held after he traveled there at Beijing’s invitation, escalating his case just weeks before President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping.Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that U.S. citizen Min Zin is "wrongfully detained" after the State Department reviewed the circumstances of his June 3 detention in Yunnan, the State Department said Thursday.Zin had traveled to China for an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government, according to the department.PASTOR...
Rubio designates US citizen held in China as wrongfully detained as Trump prepares to host Xi at White House
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Aug 20, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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