The Shadow Detention of Min Zin: A Fraying Relationship and a Growing Problem The US State Department's designation of academic Min Zin as "wrongfully detained" in China marks a stark reminder of the increasingly frayed relationship between Washington and Beijing.
This decision comes at a critical time, weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are set to meet in Washington.
Min Zin's detention is particularly puzzling given that he had traveled to China at the invitation of the Chinese government to attend an academic conference.