In a critical moment ahead of President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the wives of two American citizens, Dr. Youlin Chen and Min Zin, are making a public appeal for presidential intervention, highlighting their husbands’ prolonged and allegedly wrongful detention in China. Dr. Chen, a seismic and nuclear researcher whose work includes detecting North Korean nuclear tests, was detained by Chinese agents in November 2024 outside the Beijing airport. His wife, Yugang Rong, believes his research is the reason for his detention, stating that after his apprehension, his devices were seized and his email accounts accessed. Despite being charged with espionage over two years ago, Dr. Chen has not received a trial and has been denied any contact with his family. Sylvia Zin, wife of Min Zin, a scholar focusing on Myanmar, expressed bewilderment over her husband’s detention, emphasizing that his research is open-source and publicly available. Both women, whose husbands are the only U.S. citizens designated by the State Department as wrongfully detained in China, are placing their hope in President Trump, citing past successes in securing the release of Americans held abroad and expressing confidence that his personal involvement can bring their husbands home.
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