US expert on underground nuclear tests detained in China for 18 months
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By Mike Valerio, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.
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Family says US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial
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US expert on underground nuclear tests detained in China for 18 months
Asked about the case of U.S. national Youlin Chen, China's foreign ministry said there was no "wrongful detention," but it did not deny the scientist was imprisoned.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years, an advocacy group advising the family said Tuesday, a revelation that came a couple of months before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S.
An American seismologist who spent his career studying North Korean nuclear tests has been locked up in China for years and is expected to be hauled in front of a court over spying charges, his wife and advocates said. Youlin Chen, 54, was cuffed by Chinese authorities on Nov.
Beijing may be using Youlin Chen’s knowledge to devise ways of staging nuclear tests without detection, advocates for his release from spying charges suggest An American seismologist has been detained in China on espionage charges since 2024, his family has revealed, saying Donald Trump’s direct app…
By Mike Valerio, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.
By Mike Valerio, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.
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