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US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage

Chinese authorities have arrested an American scholar on suspicion of espionage

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According to ABC News’s source item, US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage, Chinese authorities have arrested an American scholar on suspicion of espionage

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