China Detains US Nuclear Seismology Expert Since 2024
China has detained a US nuclear seismology expert since 2024, as revealed by his family. The scientist had been studying North Korea's nuclear tests.
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China detains US scientist who studied North Korea nuclear tests
Chen Youlin's family says he has been wrongfully detained for nearly two years on spying charges.
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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 appeal for the scientist’s release to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, went unanswered. Youlin Chen – who has researched how to detect underground nuclear tests using seismological data – was deta...
By Agence France-Presse in Washington
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