Son of detained Chinese scholar of Japan univ. calls for his release

The eldest son of a prominent Chinese historian who taught at a university in Japan's Hokkaido and is currently detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage is calling for his father to be released."As a family, we can only hope that my father's innocence will be recognized as soon as possible and that he will be released from detention safely and in good health," said Yuan Chengji, 29, at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday.It has been more than two years since authorities in China detained 65-year-old Yuan Keqin, a former professor of East Asian political history at the Hok…READ FULL ARTICLE