# Brother welcomes wrongful-detention finding for American scholar held in China

https://mins.news/en/item/27963

- CNN, 2026-08-21 03:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/politics/min-zin-family-american-detained-china?Date=20260821&Profile=CNN

> The brother of an American scholar detained in China welcomed Thursday’s finding that the scholar was wrongfully detained, saying he hopes it will help bring about his release.

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