Capital and largest city of Guangdong, a historic port on the Pearl River
China has detained Min Zin, the US-Myanmar scholar and executive director of ISP Myanmar, on suspicion of espionage and endangering China’s national security. The arrest occurred after he arrived in Kunming for an academic workshop, with Beijing saying the case will be handled under the law. The move follows broader U.S.-China tensions and Myanmar’s ongoing political crisis.
Tensions in the South China Sea escalate after an incident near the Second Thomas Shoal. Manila accuses China Coast Guard of injuring a Philippine sailor; Beijing denies, saying the Philippines provoked the confrontation. The incident follows high-level diplomacy and international commentary.