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China claims 'spy sea turtles' are studying its coastline
The arrest of U Min Zin, a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and founder of a research group in Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftChina Has Arrested U.S. Scholar Who Studies Myanmar Politics
New York Times Politics · Center-left · News report
CenterChina claims 'spy sea turtles' are studying its coastline
Euronews · Center · News report
Right / center-rightChina confirms arrest of US citizen suspected of spying
China Has Arrested U.S. Scholar Who Studies Myanmar Politics
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The arrest of U Min Zin, a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and founder of a research group in Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China.
China confirms arrest of US citizen suspected of spying
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A ministry spokesperson told a regular news conference when asked about a New York Times report that Min Zin had disappeared in Kunming in southwest China last week.
China claims 'spy sea turtles' are studying its coastline
Beijing claims foreign intelligence agencies are attaching tracking and monitoring devices to sea creatures to gather information that could expose weaknesses in China's coastal defences.
US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage
FILE - Flags of China and Myanmar are displayed at the entrance of Myanmar Pavilion prior to Myanmar's top junta leader Gen. Than Shwe to arrive at the Shanghai Expo site in Shanghai Friday...
China arrests US citizen on espionage charges just weeks after Trump trip
China's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday the arrest of Min Zin, a U.S. citizen leading a Myanmar-focused think tank, on suspicion of espionage and endangering Chinese national security.
