Family of detained US scientist breaks silence after quiet diplomacy stalls

France 24 reports that American scientist Youlin Chen's family has broken their silence after months of quiet diplomacy failed to secure his release. The fifty-four-year-old has been detained in China on espionage charges since November twenty twenty-four, when he was visiting relatives in Beijing. With diplomatic efforts stalled, his family is now speaking publicly, with help from a former FBI official, in hopes of drawing attention to his case.

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