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U.S. designates American held by China as wrongfully detained

5 outlets 5 reports 27 hours World
independent.co.uk nytimes.com foxnews.com japantimes.co.jp aljazeera.com
20 August 2026
12:12 independent.co.uk first
U.S. demands China free detained American as Xi’s White House visit looms
16:59 nytimes.com +4h
State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained
20:08 foxnews.com +3h
Rubio designates US citizen held in China as wrongfully detained as Trump prepares to host Xi at White House
21 August 2026
05:17 japantimes.co.jp +9h
U.S. designates American held by China as wrongfully detained
14:48 aljazeera.com +9h
China rejects US claim that Myanmar analyst wrongfully detained
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