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The U.N. Security Council is taking no chances on a possible diplomatic standoff between the United States and China over the detention of a prominent American citizen accused of spying for the Chinese government.
U.S.-China relations have been strained since Trump took office and Beijing has warned the U.s. to be “extremely careful” in its dealings with Washington.
China says the U to be very careful when dealing with Washington, and it would not allow U. S. troops to be stationed in China, where the U is currently engaged in an undeclared war with North Korea.
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officials have said the Chinese detention is part of a crackdown on the “soft power” of the United Nations, which has helped Beijing maintain its hold on power.
China also says the detention is not related to the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
But the case of former U.K. spy Robert Schellenberg has raised questions about whether Beijing could be using his detention to intimidate American citizens in China.
The case has put Schellenburg in a difficult spot.
In court documents, Schellberg has denied the allegations.
Schellheim’s lawyers say they have no legal standing to challenge the detention and have been waiting for the court to rule on the matter.
The United States had sought Schell’s release on the grounds that he had been convicted of spying against the U, but a federal judge dismissed that argument earlier this month.
A U.A.E. court in Beijing also has granted Schellenghts request to postpone his detention.
The case has also raised concerns about Beijing’s treatment of the U’s allies.
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allies in Europe have complained about the treatment of Schellers lawyers in China and U.R.S., the European Union’s top military intelligence agency.
European diplomats have complained to U.B.C. that China has used Schelles arrest as a pretext to close the U-S.-EU border in a way that could threaten security in the bloc.
The European Union also has urged the U., the United Kingdom and France to release Schells family members.
A French official said Schellings death has been the subject of an investigation by France’s National Council for Public Security and Justice.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the case.
Schella is a member of the German Bundestag, which is the German parliament’s defense committee.
His case has been one of the most high-profile cases involving U.C.-Bhutan, which shares a border with China and has been a top U.O. ally in the region.
The Chinese government has accused Bhutan of using the arrest to intimidate its ally.
Uttar Pradesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka are also members of the International Court of Justice, which oversees disputes between the U.-S.
and China.
Urita Prakash, the chief counsel for the Urita Group, which represents U. states, has said he is not sure if the case will be resolved by the court.