Chinese authorities said they arrested UC Berkeley alumnus and Myanmar-born U.S. citizen U Min Zin earlier this month on suspicion of espionage and endangering China’s national security. Min Zin is not currently enrolled at UC Berkeley, though he earned master’s degrees in Asian studies and political science and advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in 2011, according to campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore. “We are aware of news reports regarding this matter,” Gilmore said in an email. “Our thoughts are with Min Zin and his family at this difficult time.” Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Juliette Damian 📸: Photo by AgnosticPreachersKid under CC BY-SA 3.0 . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #china #departmentofstate