The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has condemned communist China for engaging in “hostage diplomacy” after Chinese authorities detained an American citizen during an academic trip earlier this month. One expert suggests that Beijing’s move was aimed at securing its strategic interests.
“China’s detention of an American citizen is deeply troubling,” Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) said on X on June 22.
“The Chinese Communist Party must stop its egregious use of hostage diplomacy and its efforts to export repressive practices.”
China’s foreign ministry on June 12 announced the arrest of U.S. citizen U Min Zin on suspicion of conducting espionage in the country that threatened its national security. The ministry didn’t elaborate on the accusation, only saying that it had informed the U.S. side….
Senator Criticizes CCP for Engaging in ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ Over Detention of American Scholar
