Scholar's Detention Tests Whether U.S.-China Trade Deal Can Survive Security Friction

Scholar's Detention Tests Whether U.S.-China Trade Deal Can Survive Security Friction

China detained U.S. citizen Min Zin, who runs a Myanmar think tank, on espionage charges June 12. The arrest jeopardizes the trade agreement negotiated with the Trump administration last November and reaffirmed in May. The case will reveal whether both powers can separate economic cooperation from security disputes, or whether their history of interrupted progress will repeat.

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