Youlin Chen detained in China: A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China for nearly two years without a trial, reports news agency AP. Amid the row, his family has now spoken publicly for the first time in hopes of securing his release.
The Youlin Chen espionage case has gained fresh attention after an advocacy group revealed that US President Donald Trump personally raised the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing earlier this year. The Youlin Chen China detention case comes just weeks before Xi is expected to visit the United States, where the issue could once again become part of high-level diplomatic discussions.
