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Why 2 Americans are being ‘wrongfully detained’ in China

There are two Americans being held in China that the United States has designated as wrongfully detained. Youlin Chen is a seismologist who has been detained for more than two years, and Min Zin is a ...

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U.S. House and Senate Call for Release of American Citizens Wrongfully Detained in China

Washington (September 17, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), along with Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), today introduced a ...

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Families Urge Trump to Press Xi to Free Detained Americans

The Americans being held in China are U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, and Youlin Chen, a seismologist who researched North Korean nuclear tests.

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Ahead of the China Summit, U.S. Travel Warning Should Match Beijing’s Actions

Americans who travel abroad depend on clear warnings before danger becomes personal. I know what it means to wait, plead, and hope after a loved one is taken overseas. In 2014, after my son, American ...

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Winners Announced for the 2027 James W. Foley Freedom Awards

WASHINGTON – The Board of Directors of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2027 James W. Foley Freedom Awards, honoring leaders whose moral courage has advanced ...

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Kai Li

By Diane Foley, President and Founder of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Americans who travel abroad depend on clear warnings before danger becomes personal.… ...

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Donald Trump

By Diane Foley, President and Founder of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Americans who travel abroad depend on clear warnings before danger becomes personal.… ...

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